How long ago was this? Is that construction company still around?AARR wrote:Where were you when I was trying to get CN to accommodate a road construction company that wanted 3500 car loads per year of limestone shipped to Romeo from Alpena
That might have been true at one time, but it is not the case anymore. This is a weekly parts move to the south, just be patient and you will see.conrailmike wrote:This makes no sense at all. Pontiac Metal Fab only stamps for Orion Assembly and it would be silly to have rail service just for that. GM and their "just in time delivery" over the years got rid of most of the shipping of parts by rail. The truck plants are really the only ones who get any parts by rail still and that's not much. Besides, there haven't been tracks into Orion Assembly since the late 90's. It would seem the only thing they would ship out of Pontiac Metal Fab is scrap. As for switching Orion Assembly, all of it was done on plant grounds. I used to watch them switch sometimes before I went in for second shift.
This is just an opinion, but I feel like a lot of the automotive companies are starting to think that paying truckers "Fedex prices" just to keep inventory costs low/just in time is not worth it when considering the freight costs.
Mike H