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Originally Posted by McC
The economic trade off point between truck and train occurs somewhere between 500 and 1000 km, depending on the variables (e.g., fuel prices, cargo type, just-in-timeyness of the delivery requirement—that’s a technical term, by the way  ). That’s why there are no intermodal yards in the Ottawa area: we’re within range of both the Montreal and Toronto area facilities. |
Huh okay. This entire time I’ve thought that cargo ships aren’t allowed on Ottawa River due to environmental reasons.
Also, allowing them means that we have to raise every single bridge across the river. That’s simply not gonna happen.*
Lastly, do we really want a refurbrished PoW bridge (if that ever happens) to be able to support heavy weight? Not a rhetorical question, just sheer curiosity.
* The bridge between Hawkesbury and Grenville is elevated in the middle of the river. Even then, I’ve never seen a cargo ship there. Then again I’ve only been there twice.
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