Re: OT : Pasco, WA, Amazon warehouses
Author: SP5103
Date: 12-26-2021 - 14:46
Many years ago I saw where the rule of thumb for rail was at least 100 miles. If less than that, truck was supposed to be more economical. IIRC, intermodal was higher like 200-250 mile limit. The last published study I saw said rail intermodal was not cost effective under 500 miles. Good luck getting any general freight quoted at a decent rate unless you're doing a unit train a week or a thousand mile single line haul.
Just look at a map. From San Pedro, Long Beach, Seattle, Tacoma, Oakland, San Diego, etc. a substantial amount of the left coast warehouses including Vegas, Reno/Sparks and the Tri-Cities are within 500 miles of a major (im)port. This is traffic that the railroads and logistics managers have conceded to trucks and publicly supported roads. Until there is a major change in traffic patterns, energy availability or regulations, this is the current reality.
OT : Pasco, WA, Amazon warehouses
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Robot |
12-25-2021 - 10:40 |
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lil'timmy |
12-25-2021 - 12:27 |
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Rudi Toot Toot |
12-28-2021 - 17:12 |
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George Andrews |
12-25-2021 - 12:30 |
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Hunter H. |
12-25-2021 - 19:00 |
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Railbot7 |
12-25-2021 - 19:40 |
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Rasputin |
12-25-2021 - 21:32 |
Re: OT : Pasco, WA, Amazon warehouses Time/cost and real competition?..
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BOB2 |
12-25-2021 - 21:34 |
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Realist |
12-26-2021 - 11:38 |
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SP5103 |
12-26-2021 - 14:46 |
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FUD |
12-27-2021 - 13:38 |
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SWIFT |
12-27-2021 - 14:59 |
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SP5103 |
12-27-2021 - 16:19 |
Re: OT : unless you have a Prime Membership
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Orphan Amazon Locker |
12-27-2021 - 19:01 |
Many intermodal runs 250 to 350 miles
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Elwood |
12-27-2021 - 21:27 |
Re: Many intermodal runs 250 to 350 miles? Really? You haven't actually identified one that you can verify?
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BOB2 |
12-28-2021 - 06:49 |
Re: Many intermodal runs 250 to 350 miles? Really? You haven't actually identified one that you can verify?
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12-28-2021 - 07:17 |
Re: Many intermodal runs 250 to 350 miles? Really? You haven't actually identified one that you can verify?
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FUD |
12-28-2021 - 09:27 |
Re: Many intermodal runs 250 to 350 miles? Really? You haven't actually identified one that you can verify?
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SP5103 |
12-28-2021 - 09:39 |
Re: Many intermodal runs 250 to 350 miles? Really? You haven't actually identified one that you can verify?
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FUD |
12-28-2021 - 09:49 |
Re: Many intermodal runs 250 to 350 miles? Really? You haven't actually identified one that you can verify?
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SP5103 |
12-28-2021 - 11:05 |
Impressive move of the goalposts, BOB2
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Elwood |
12-28-2021 - 10:40 |
Re: Impressive move of the goalposts, BOB2? Bad BOB2? Answering assertions with a question of fact?
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BOB2 |
12-28-2021 - 11:41 |
Re: Impressive move of the goalposts, BOB2? Bad BOB2? Answering assertions with a question of fact?
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FUD |
12-28-2021 - 14:51 |
Re: Impressive move of the goalposts, BOB2? Bad BOB2? Answering assertions with a question of fact?
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HAL 9000 |
12-28-2021 - 18:05 |
BNSF Intermodal Portland to Tacoma
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Bruce Kelly |
12-29-2021 - 16:34 |
Re: BNSF Intermodal Portland to Tacoma Offered at exhorbitant rates and/or uncompetitive transit times?
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BOB2 |
12-30-2021 - 05:04 |