Bad News for Rails: Putting Lipstick on a Pig [View article]
On Feb 02 01:13 PM DanielG wrote:
> In order to get goods to or from the airport rails are used heavily? > What? I've been in the business 31 years and watching for more than > 45 and have yet to see a siding in an airport for freight. Quantify > that statement Mr. Sullivan.
My interpretation is that goods must travel by rail and by truck to get to an airport. Much of the long-haul freight is done by rail, and trucks are used to bridge the short-haul gap from rail terminals to air terminals.
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On Feb 02 01:13 PM DanielG wrote:
> In order to get goods to or from the airport rails are used heavily?
> What? I've been in the business 31 years and watching for more than
> 45 and have yet to see a siding in an airport for freight. Quantify
> that statement Mr. Sullivan.
My interpretation is that goods must travel by rail and by truck to get to an airport. Much of the long-haul freight is done by rail, and trucks are used to bridge the short-haul gap from rail terminals to air terminals.