On one hand PAR has not been shy to seek outside money to rehab trackage, however if the mill is not willing to commit to a certain number of cars then that's a large rehab project for not a lot of gain. It appears they are not interested in having close rail access for their pit in Embden and Cousineau isn't utilizing rail like they stated they were going to after the grant award, so with the mill being the only customer is it worth it? In my mind rail right now seems to be a leverage tool against trucking. Faster speeds aren't keeping the mill from shipping 20 cars/day.
With an added cost and hassle of transload, I see 100% trucking to destination in the future here.