armpit rail planner Wrote:
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> "The railroad also paused construction of a new
> Brazos hump yard that was being built near Hearne,
> Texas. Executives have said the railroad has
> reduced car handlings enough that it still does
> not need the additional switching capacity Brazos
> Yard would bring to Texas, where chemical,
> plastics, and cross-border traffic are all
> growing."
>
> How can you grow traffic without increasing
> capacity to support it?

Another article I recently read said UP would redirect the funding for the new Brazos yard into lengthening the sidings on the sunset route. PSR translates into far fewer much longer sidings.