[AT] Rail cars.

[Ed Stewart]

I would say something is up, near here is a shop that repairs rail cars 
and it is expanding and also a very busy place so the need must be 
growing. I have heard that they "Rescar" have several other shops 
scattered around the country.

Lew Best wrote:
> I can vaguely recall rail shipping being popular when I was a kid (I'm
> 65 now).  You could take stuff to the Railway Express Office down town &
> drop it off.  IIRC it was cheap but very slow.  I think trucks took over
> due to the speed factor; rail cars sat sometimes for several days
> waiting to get in a train going where they needed to go.
>
> Wouldn't surprise me though to see even more of the rail cars that haul
> semi trailers to reduce fuel costs.
>
> Lew near Waco, TX
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>  
> So why did they go away??? ... Labor too high??? .. they have darn good 
> retirement (RR)
>
> Paul Waugh
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> From: "Irma Brown" <bellville1 at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [AT] Rail cars.
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>
>   
>> I sure do agree with the fact it would e wise to get the rail cars back
>>     
> to
>   
>> hauling freight and cut down the trucks that are running. . It seems
>>     
> that 
>   
>> in
>> our country as soon as we get something that works we have to up and 
>> change
>> it. Sometimes not for the better. Just my two cents.
>>
>> Irma
>> Western, KY
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