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To: Eric in the Ozarks
I’d bet on a 50-60 day round trip for the cars. To do 50,000 bbls/day requires loading 100 cars every day.

Crude oil moves in 100-car unit trains. This eliminates the need to classify and re-classify at several yards between origin and destination. Turnaround time should be more like two weeks.
18 posted on 01/09/2013 10:29:57 AM PST by railroader
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To: railroader

Not likely in a multi line haul...


22 posted on 01/09/2013 10:49:51 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (In the game of life, there are no betting limits)
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