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<blockquote data-quote="Code 82 Approved" data-source="post: 2399121" data-attributes="member: 46394"><p>Well ok, let's discuss a seldomly seen discussion of how much freight from the west coast UPS monopolizes via rail. If you have been a passenger on Amtrak in the last 5 yrs. the Amtrak has to pull off onto a spur to let freight trains go by. It happened to me from STL to Chi not that long ago. Obviously the lack of tracks, whomever Amtrak contracts with in each state or nationwide is not my expertise. However, if I order something from Monoprice, it's a UPS shipment from California and it has absolutely no tracking info until it gets to a Chicago hub.</p><p>So I'm baffled why FDX-G or FDX-friend for that matter don't utilize the same cross country mode? Load trailers on trains.</p><p></p><p>It may take 48 hours for the train to arrive to CHI, but I have read reports </p><p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/08/us/chicago-train-congestion-slows-whole-country.html?_r=0" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/08/us/chicago-train-congestion-slows-whole-country.html?_r=0</a></p><p>That the trains may take another 30 hours just to weave through Chicago. Wouldn't it make sense for FDX to open a rail operation depot say in KC/Rockford or the Quad Cities? Then truck the Midwest things with less miles and chances for accidents?</p><p></p><p>WTF do I know, all this is above my pay grade.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Code 82 Approved, post: 2399121, member: 46394"] Well ok, let's discuss a seldomly seen discussion of how much freight from the west coast UPS monopolizes via rail. If you have been a passenger on Amtrak in the last 5 yrs. the Amtrak has to pull off onto a spur to let freight trains go by. It happened to me from STL to Chi not that long ago. Obviously the lack of tracks, whomever Amtrak contracts with in each state or nationwide is not my expertise. However, if I order something from Monoprice, it's a UPS shipment from California and it has absolutely no tracking info until it gets to a Chicago hub. So I'm baffled why FDX-G or FDX-friend for that matter don't utilize the same cross country mode? Load trailers on trains. It may take 48 hours for the train to arrive to CHI, but I have read reports [URL]http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/08/us/chicago-train-congestion-slows-whole-country.html?_r=0[/URL] That the trains may take another 30 hours just to weave through Chicago. Wouldn't it make sense for FDX to open a rail operation depot say in KC/Rockford or the Quad Cities? Then truck the Midwest things with less miles and chances for accidents? WTF do I know, all this is above my pay grade. [/QUOTE]
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