(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 4, 2011.)
Last month, Union Pacific Railroad loaded 940 coal trains in the Southern Powder River Basin (SPRB) compared with 916 trains in April 2010. The Class I met 97 percent of National Coal Transportation Association (NCTA) demand, according to a weekly coal loading performance report.
In April, UP logged 120 missed SPRB loading opportunities, 89 of which were attributable to slow unloading at utility plants, 17 to the railroad and 14 to mines. However, missed loadings were partially offset by 100 extra loadings, UP said.
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