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Re: Would container traffic have saved the Milwaukee Road?
Author: Mike Stimpson
Date: 04-03-2013 - 09:42
My understanding is that the Milwaukee was killed by too much traffic (or, more accurately, for not properly handling a surge of traffic).
The Milwaukee got a bunch of traffic from the BN merge- more than their line could handle. Their service quality and roadbed both went to pot. Then, of course, the traffic went elsewhere, because the Milwaukee wasn't able to move it in a timely manner, and they were left with a trashed reputation, a trashed roadbed, and shrinking traffic.
The Milwaukee got a bunch of traffic from the BN merge- more than their line could handle. Their service quality and roadbed both went to pot. Then, of course, the traffic went elsewhere, because the Milwaukee wasn't able to move it in a timely manner, and they were left with a trashed reputation, a trashed roadbed, and shrinking traffic.
