Interesting info. My thoughts were correct that boxcars are still relevant...if not slightly more used today than in the 70's and 80's. Its sad that trucks seem to get what they want when travelling on tax payer supplied roads...larger trailers....retreads that blow and cause danger. If a train wheel broke and sprayed a city street the railroad would be this huge big dangerous enemy. This makes me think of all the oil train issues. I bet you can total the number of deaths on HWYs involving tractor trailers and the number would be far greater than any oil train casualties. Sure some of those accidents are the result of bad auto drivers but the truck still presents the danger.
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