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Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)

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Posted: 10 Jul 2010

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Amarillo, TX (2480)

Amarillo, TX (2480)
One surprising thing on this trip was to realize how often very long trains are crossing the U.S. Throughout the trip I would be near railroad tracks and see trains of 100 or more cars coming by, with seemingly only a few minutes between trains. This is Burlington Northern Santa Fe tracks next to US 60 (the same route as US 66 when it existed) on the east side of Amarillo.

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 Blue rubber octopus
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The number of ton-miles on US railroads continues to increase every year despite a decrease in miles of track every year. This is done by more efficiently utilizing the resource. Railroads are basically in the oil, grain, and coal business anymore.

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10 years ago.
Don Barrett (aka DBs… club has replied to Blue rubber octopus club
True, and even more oil soon to come from N Dakota, etc. Living near the line from the LA/Long Beach ports, you realize there is quite a bit of transcontinental overseas container shipping at this time too, as well as cars.
10 years ago.

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