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Re: Iowa Pacific Freight Outlook on Santa Cruz Line
Author: WAF
Date: 01-05-2013 - 18:20
watsy Wrote:
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> Almost nothing at all right now. At best, 3 berry
> coolers, a fish packing house and big creek
> lumber. Some say there's a biodiesel plant that's
> coming on line with 1000+ carloads a year but
> looking at the length of the siding they built for
> it I'd guess its going to be less than 300 cars a
> year. I don't know how they are going to make any
> money down there. Might be as wishful thinking as
> the train to christmas town was. Damn shame too. I
> was hoping I could catch a train in SC to San Jose
> someday soon.
Now you know why the UP unloaded it and the Sierra walked away from it... no business
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> Almost nothing at all right now. At best, 3 berry
> coolers, a fish packing house and big creek
> lumber. Some say there's a biodiesel plant that's
> coming on line with 1000+ carloads a year but
> looking at the length of the siding they built for
> it I'd guess its going to be less than 300 cars a
> year. I don't know how they are going to make any
> money down there. Might be as wishful thinking as
> the train to christmas town was. Damn shame too. I
> was hoping I could catch a train in SC to San Jose
> someday soon.
Now you know why the UP unloaded it and the Sierra walked away from it... no business
