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Re: When there was real freight on the Coast Line
Author: Sam Reeves
Date: 07-08-2009 - 11:50

BOB2 Wrote:

> The Coast Line customer service is awful, even
> many potential customers are so disgusted with
> UP's service (not price) that they've just given
> up on using rail. The lack of service and no
> competing carrier are killing Port Hueneme.
> Significant traffic had to leave the port because
> of poor connecting rail service, well before there
> was a recession.

I have to agree with you there. The car hire statistics for Salinas or Watsonville Junction are horrible compared to the pre-UP days. Most perishable shippers aren't going to jump through UP's hoops when they can get a much better deal shipping with a truck.

Sam Reeves
Pacific Grove, CA
Sam Reeves Photography
Celebrating 10 Years on the Internet 1999-2009

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Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  When there was real freight on the Coast Line Sam Reeves 07-04-2009 - 15:23
  Re: When there was real freight on the Coast Line Steven D. Johnson 07-04-2009 - 16:15
  Re: When there was real freight on the Coast Line OPRRMS 07-04-2009 - 16:52
  Re: When there was real freight on the Coast Line Juppo 07-04-2009 - 19:27
  Re: When there was real freight on the Coast Line Carol L. Voss 07-04-2009 - 19:55
  Re: When there was a real Coast Line BOB2 07-04-2009 - 22:14
  Re: When there was a real Coast Line Bill K. 07-05-2009 - 07:28
  Re: When there was real freight on the Coast Line Sam Reeves 07-05-2009 - 10:02
  Re: When there was real freight on the Coast Line Sam Reeves 07-05-2009 - 10:01
  Re: When there was real freight on the Coast Line Juppo 07-08-2009 - 08:01
  Re: When there was real freight on the Coast Line Sam Reeves 07-08-2009 - 09:38
  Re: When there was real freight on the Coast Line BOB2 07-08-2009 - 10:59
  Re: When there was real freight on the Coast Line Sam Reeves 07-08-2009 - 11:50
  Re: When there was real freight on the Coast Line Juppo 07-08-2009 - 18:33


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