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<blockquote data-quote="barnyard" data-source="post: 330393" data-attributes="member: 13921"><p>I thought the jist of the article was that UPS would have to pay rates high enough to justify 20-30 late trains on UP, which was why UP gave up the business. I remember 24 or 28 trains that were directly affected, plus trains that were held at terminals, which adds to congestion that many terminals may not be able to handle (check out "The Texas Meltdown" in Trains.)</p><p></p><p>I really do not think that many people outside of the railroads realize how full they are.</p><p></p><p>Right now, even though BNSF gave up some volume to UP, UPS is still BNSF largest customer. I thought I read in another article, that before the BN-SF merger, UPS paid for "their" trains and then sold the excess capacity. So, 10-15 years ago, if you saw a train with UPS trailers, any non UPS trailers were generating revenue for UPS. I'm getting old, so my memory might be off, but I am pretty sure I read that article....</p><p></p><p>UPS gets their way with railroads, up to a point.</p><p></p><p>TB</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="barnyard, post: 330393, member: 13921"] I thought the jist of the article was that UPS would have to pay rates high enough to justify 20-30 late trains on UP, which was why UP gave up the business. I remember 24 or 28 trains that were directly affected, plus trains that were held at terminals, which adds to congestion that many terminals may not be able to handle (check out "The Texas Meltdown" in Trains.) I really do not think that many people outside of the railroads realize how full they are. Right now, even though BNSF gave up some volume to UP, UPS is still BNSF largest customer. I thought I read in another article, that before the BN-SF merger, UPS paid for "their" trains and then sold the excess capacity. So, 10-15 years ago, if you saw a train with UPS trailers, any non UPS trailers were generating revenue for UPS. I'm getting old, so my memory might be off, but I am pretty sure I read that article.... UPS gets their way with railroads, up to a point. TB [/QUOTE]
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