01-12-2013, 05:21 PM
It is my understanding from reading various MR articles that Canadian railroads continued to use boxcars for grain service far later than in the US due to the gross load limits imposed on Granger lines from having used lighter rail during construction.
The problem then became one of the cost of rail replacement versus the possible revenue to be generated by infrequently used line versus truck competition.
I think the reference article comes from one of the Industries you can Model books.
Hope this helps.
Mark
The problem then became one of the cost of rail replacement versus the possible revenue to be generated by infrequently used line versus truck competition.
I think the reference article comes from one of the Industries you can Model books.
Hope this helps.
Mark
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