by lakeshoredave
I've seen a lot of very short manifests on CSX recently, like Q393 running with 100 or less axles a few times lately, also Q380 yesterday had only 82 axles. Does anyone have a reason for this?
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csxchris wrote: Traffic is in the toilet because the economy is also in the toilet. Namely the housing and automotive markets are really in the trouble.It is? Mr. Dow & Jones beg to differ, I would think. That said, you won't get any argument from me that the American carmakers have a lot of problems. And I would think the high cost of oil also hurts rail business -
lvrr325 wrote:Dow & Jones differ with your begging....as the DJI tanked over 300 points this date on poor housing numbers. The Stock Market and the real pace of the economy do not move in lock step.csxchris wrote: Traffic is in the toilet because the economy is also in the toilet. Namely the housing and automotive markets are really in the trouble.It is? Mr. Dow & Jones beg to differ, I would think. That said, you won't get any argument from me that the American carmakers have a lot of problems. And I would think the high cost of oil also hurts rail business -
mmi16 wrote:Having lived through a time when the economy was REALLY in the can - 1978-83 - I'd say what's happening is a ripple, not a meltdown.lvrr325 wrote:Dow & Jones differ with your begging....as the DJI tanked over 300 points this date on poor housing numbers. The Stock Market and the real pace of the economy do not move in lock step.csxchris wrote: Traffic is in the toilet because the economy is also in the toilet. Namely the housing and automotive markets are really in the trouble.It is? Mr. Dow & Jones beg to differ, I would think. That said, you won't get any argument from me that the American carmakers have a lot of problems. And I would think the high cost of oil also hurts rail business -
lvrr325 wrote:Now you know full well that the stock market neither predicts the future nor accurately represents the present. The entirety of wall street is reactionary.csxchris wrote: Traffic is in the toilet because the economy is also in the toilet. Namely the housing and automotive markets are really in the trouble.It is? Mr. Dow & Jones beg to differ, I would think. That said, you won't get any argument from me that the American carmakers have a lot of problems. And I would think the high cost of oil also hurts rail business -