McNear Brick and block - Northwestern Pacific Railroad Network2024-03-28T08:56:20Zhttp://nwprr.net/forum/topics/mcnear-brick-and-block?commentId=3290209%3AComment%3A149013&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI would expect that McNear wo…tag:nwprr.net,2015-08-11:3290209:Comment:1490132015-08-11T04:22:29.286ZBob Cleekhttp://nwprr.net/profile/BobCleek
<p>I would expect that McNear would find it more convenient, if it were shipping by rail, to simply truck the product over the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge to the Richmond rail yards, rather than hauling it all the way to Schellville with a connection a few miles off to CFNR, and then again to the national rail system, no? Actually, I doubt that McNear ships far off enough to use rail, anyway. A lot more freight is shipped by barge out of the huge Dutra quarry (aggregate, etc.) and, I believe,…</p>
<p>I would expect that McNear would find it more convenient, if it were shipping by rail, to simply truck the product over the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge to the Richmond rail yards, rather than hauling it all the way to Schellville with a connection a few miles off to CFNR, and then again to the national rail system, no? Actually, I doubt that McNear ships far off enough to use rail, anyway. A lot more freight is shipped by barge out of the huge Dutra quarry (aggregate, etc.) and, I believe, run up the Petaluma River to Dutra's plant just south of Petaluma which is located immediately adjacent to the NWP/SMART ROW.</p>