> Getting back to EL, I believe Steve has a file that concerns a > solicitation > for a steel move in Ohio, proposing EL as an alternative to truck. It was > the kind of short-haul move the RR's no longer seek, but was instructive > nonetheless. Steve, can you share that with us? > > Paul B The movement Paul refers to is a proposed coil steel unit train Fisher Body at Mansfield, OH with the steel originating at Republic Steel and/or J&L Steel in Cleveland. Basically the EL was trying to ascertain if securing a unit train movement of steel to Fisher Body would be worthwhile. Fisher Body had no problem with this as they kept large inventories, rendering timeliness a secondary factor with consistency as the primary factor. Truck haul was about 3-4 hours, railroad haul was 3-4 days. Let me point out, that Mansfield is about 80 miles south of Cleveland, straight down I-71, but rail movement over the EL or connecting lines moved away, then back toward Mansfield. Fisher Body was consuming 8,000 net tons of steel per week and the EL was only moving about 30% of the total inbound movements in 1963, 1,949 cars. Trucks were handling the traffic out of Cleveland. If moving a shipment direct, the car had to move from the River Terminal or Cuyahoga Valley to either the B&O or NKP then to the EL, then moved to East 55th, then into the proper train. This was taking 3-4 days to get the movement, through all the connections, and ultimately to Fisher Body. Due to the time involved with going direct, the EL explored receiving the cars at mainline junctions. The NKP-Kent-EL routing realized a 2-3 day shipment with some of the samples taking a 3rd day. The B&O-Akron-EL routing was erratic with some mishandlings, generally though, it took between 24-48 hours. The reports conclusions eliminate the need for a unit train as long as consistent service is maintained. In addition, it was determined to utilize the NKP-Kent-EL and B&O-Akron-EL routings to ensure an availability of equipment. Depending on what area of the EL in the Cleveland-Akron-Youngstown area is reborn on my HO scale pike, this unit train movement may be resurrected. However, I digress... Steve The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org To Unsubscribe: http://lists.elhts.org/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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