My old boss once told me it was pronounced "PEE-roo". I wouldn't put it past him to tell a tall tale, but now every time I drive up that way I can't help singing PEE-roo to myself. Great vid, as always!
I do not understand why the road railer concepts did not spread to other railroads it seems like the most efficient means to haul tractor trailers without drivers or tractors. I look at those trains and think one man does the work of 100 tractor trailer drivers. If that's not productivity I don't know what is.
“PIG” are the Most Efficient Method for Moving Tractor Trailers on a Train. Have you Ever seen what it takes to Build a RoadRailer Train ? Very Inefficient. 👎
@frankmarkovcijr5459 there were several class 1 railroads in the past that used Roadrailers but they didn't stick with the concept because they didn't think that they were profitable
I believe it was a good idea, with a good concept, but when it came to maintenance and practicality, that's when they saw the problems weren't worth the design. They have five unit all purpose spine cars since the mid to late 70s, that can carry both normal containers and regular trailers without any special design changes. Then, there's the double stack well cars.
The question is not about time left for the Roadrailers... The real question is do the shippers/receivers have room for loading/unloading boxcars? Perhaps trailers/containers will still be used and travel via train on flat/spine/well cars. It's going to be interesting...
@@ChainsawNW1218 thank you for watching… I just found out they changed 32N to 36N because 32N has such a bad name now because of the derailment in Ohio. 😆
I found for sale for my friend to pack all his stuff from his hangar when he moved. Got it for $2500. I hauled it for him to his new property. Really heavy trailer with a floor that will never rot out. Think his was from like 93. The air tank was rotted out and had to be replaced. I wouldn’t use one for over the road freight service but it is an excellent storage trailer.
Roadrailers shift equipment ownership cost and utilization on to the railroad’s shoulders. If no one uses the unit, railroad is still on the hook for the cost of the unit. The only remaining Roadrailer lane is one the assures NS of 100% load factor dropping all other lanes with lower load factors. Shipper owned or leased containers that stack on trains shift capital and utilization risk on to shippers who will use the container to minimize ownership/lease expenses and create steady business for railroad. Roadrailers do not stack. Stacking doubles revenue per train start with same cost per unit. NS was selling two products in same market with one product cannibalizing the other.
Those road railers look too inefficient to build long trains , the time it takes to put together, the manpower it takes , double stacking, is way better
“PIG” are the Most Efficient Method for Moving Tractor Trailers on a Train. Have you Ever seen what it takes to Build a RoadRailer Train ? Very Inefficient. 👎
