Saw two days ago,,Graincar that had grain loaded dec 23 in Sasakatuan just arived in Rochester NY

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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For Gennesee Brewing Company…Is this travel time Typical? About 3 weeks? From Canada to Rochester? How many Hump yards did that train go thru?
Was it loaded before the grain had a actaul buyer?

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Well, we already have the concept of warehousing in transit, maybe someone invented a way to start the fermentation process in transit…[swg]

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Actauly thats not a bad idea…We could age Jack Danials in transit…12 years to get from Lynchburg (What railroad serves them anyway) to Cleveland

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Sasakatuan?? Now we have to figure out if it means Saskatchewan or Saskatoon which is in Saskatchewan.

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USDA, January 12, 2006:

"Slower train speeds decrease rail capacity. Grain-hauling capacity of U.S. railroads decreased this fall due to slower train speeds and rail congestion subsequent to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and other weather problems. Train speeds between August 26 and October 7, 2005, dropped between 0.7 and 1.6 miles per hour—depending on the railroad—in response to the hurricanes. Near the end of 2005, train speeds had dropped further (between 1.6 and 3 mph from August 26 speeds) due to winter storms and congestion.

"Train speeds on Union Pacific (UP) and CSX are somewhat slower than those of BNSF and Norfolk Southern (NS). UP and CSX have been congested since August 2003 as a result of increased rail traffic demand coinciding with the newly enacted law allowing early retirement of train crews. In contrast, train speeds on BNSF and NS were not affected nearly as much, partly due to earlier implementation of operating systems using “scheduled railroad” principles. Train speeds on the four largest U.S. railroads remain below their 3-year averages.

“For the week ending December 30, 2005, BNSF is down 5 percent, CSX is down 15 percent, Norfolk Southern is down 16 percent, and UP is down 7 percent from their 3-year average train speeds.”

Best regards, Michael Sol

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oh well, who cares. The price of sandwich bread is not going up. Start the revolution without me.

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Hops last a long time, besides it is only Genny Screamers…lol…

LC

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Well depending on which Canadian Railroad it originated on, CP was shut down for about 28 hours over Christmas and it probably sat for awhile somewhere on New Years Day. Also is the Brewery on CSX or a shortline? If it originated on CP, I would guess probably flatswitched at Moose Jaw, and humped at St. Paul, probably again at Willard, and then flatswitched one more time somewhere.