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From: David McColloch
Location: Rockville, MD
email: mccollochd@comcast.net
Remote Name: 68.34.11.78
Date: 09.28.06
Time: 04:06:54 PM
Coal cars carry about 100 tons each and a train is usually 100 cars ... or 10,000 tons. So a 1,000-foot laker carries over 6 train-loads per trip. The economics of using water vs rail transportation becomes pretty good for these boats.
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