Posted on 07/16/2021 12:18:44 PM PDT by dynachrome
Count on it.
One key reason I don’t think it will happen is that Warren Buffet is the biggest stockholder in BNSF. And, like all good Democrats, he thrives on the misery of others.
Trains are one of three components. The other two are containers and rail lines. Of the three, the most critical shortage is rail lines.
First we lost Guam when it tipped over from too much weight...
Now we’ll probably lose California...
Hard to see the downside...
Cut off all supplies to Chicongo, that will chill the rats down.
Considering that a couple years ago, there were prolly 200 UP engines sitting idle outside Missouri Valley, Iowa, quantity isn’t the issue.
“Wait, what? Stopping eastbound service from West Coast terminals is supposed to ease congestion with ocean carriers?”
yeah, i can’t figure it out either ... read the article multiple times to see if i was missing something ...
ok, i figured it out: Global III is a GIANT intermodal terminal located in Rochelle, IL (slightly west of Chicago near the junction of I-88 & I-39) that UP shut down two years ago because of lack of usage ...
the article was written by a moron, because it should have indicated that UP was SWITCHING west port freight FROM Global IV (in Joliet, IL - part of chicago metro area) TO the newly RE-opened Global III terminal west of Chicago ...
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