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Re: MRL's Bitterroot branch out of service
Author: ShortlinesUSA
Date: 10-20-2011 - 13:05

A pretty simple rule of thumb for branch line economics is it takes approximately 100 carloads per mile a year for a line to at least break even. I'm not familiar with the length of the Bitterroot branch, but at the given numbers of cars in the posts, if it's more than a few miles long it's not making any money.

I do know, however, the big driver for the Polson not being repaired is because the large sawmill at Pablo, MT shut down. Without it, there's not much out there.

Mike Derrick
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  MRL's Bitterroot branch out of service Sam Richards 10-19-2011 - 11:21
  Re: MRL's Bitterroot branch out of service Gus Witherspoon 10-19-2011 - 17:13
  Re: MRL's Bitterroot branch out of service Gus Witherspoon 10-19-2011 - 17:17
  Re: MRL's Bitterroot branch out of service Nimrod 10-19-2011 - 22:15
  Re: MRL's Bitterroot branch out of service Kyle 10-20-2011 - 09:26
  Re: MRL's Bitterroot branch out of service Mike Swanson 10-20-2011 - 09:45
  Re: MRL's Bitterroot branch out of service ShortlinesUSA 10-20-2011 - 13:05
  Re: MRL's Bitterroot branch out of service Sam Richards 10-20-2011 - 14:02
  Re: MRL's Bitterroot branch out of service SP5103 10-20-2011 - 14:29
  Re: MRL's Bitterroot branch out of service Kyle 10-20-2011 - 15:04
  Re: MRL's Bitterroot branch out of service Nimrod 10-21-2011 - 01:40


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