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I BEG to differ! YouTube - Shaw Air Force Base Railroad BTW, that's me in the video! :razz: And the Army is purchasing lots of new locomotives and sending all the current ones to the shop for rebuild- yes a lot of bases have lost their rail access but those that still have it are busier...

Shipping via rail IS way cheaper. Remember, one boxcar holds about 3 trucks worth of freight. The reason it seems so expensive is because you pay to move one car- if you fill the car with parts and such until you can barely close the door, the price seems reasonable, because of how many...

Yep, Jones is correct. the best way to do it, if you were going to do it, would be to have an enclosed car, and the army's rail loading manual (I have one) You basically chock and strap a unit to the car, until you could turn the car upside down and shake it, and the item won't fall off. If you...

I have gotten quotes for several guys moving trucks across country. They will do it, but you have to load, and unload. I think the last quote I got was all the way across the country, and it was only $3800. But on an open flat, vandelism is a big problem, as cars sit in railyards for days sometimes.