Don't forget that this is an average, so includes cars stored, RIP track, etc.,
not just cars in service. Also, the type of freight car would matter - a
boxcar would tend to be reloaded and shipped off quicker than a flat car.
One of the groups I'm on (STMFC - Steam Freight Cars?) discussed this recently,
and the consensus was that the month turn-around figure was bogus because it
included so many cars that weren't serviceable.
Mark Plank
> ----- Original Message -----
> I have read several times that the average turnaround time for a
> freight car is one month. In other words, the typical freight car
> gets loaded 12 times a year.
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