All this grain is inbound traffic, right? Correct me if I'm wrong (as if I need to ask), but I thought there was very little revenue in handling inbound loads that originate on another line. Can the NWP make a living handling a couple dozen inbounds per week?

20 years ago, I lived in Novato, and could watch the train from my living room. It was 30-60 cars on a daily basis. Yes, I counted them. Grain was always a big part of the traffic base. The reason it looks bigger now ("solid grain trains") is because the other traffic- outbound lumber, primarily- is gone.