Could somebody explain to me what trains are hauling from where to where?

Question

are they coming from ports with their cargo and going to factories or other ports?

anybody know for certain?

Answer 1

they carry cargo in bulk at cheaper rates than for trucking for the same goods. the destination is from source to outlet. it may be going from a single plant to another plant, and all trains make money hauling both raw materials and final product. and everthing in between. they all have points of pickup and delivery.

Answer 2

anything you  can imagine from coal to fuel oil radios to cars and yes even drugs lol

they do both from port to port and from  factories to ports

Answer 3

Generally, railroads haul:

- Bulk commodities -- coal, grain, ore, ethanol (can't go by pipelone)

- Toxic chemicals -- that really, really shouldn't be on the highways

- Miscellaneous "boxcar load" traffic between industries which both have rail service... coils of steel, newsprint, lumber, auto parts for new cars.   New cars, too.

- Intermodal traffic, seagoing containers and truck trailers -- which could be ANYTHING a truck might haul.   Big container ships can't get through the Panama canal, so lots of container traffic is merely crossing North America.

Answer 4

Generally, products from a supplier to to a purchaser, or, transferring  goods from one location to another.

Answer 5

Trains in and out of  Southampton carry containers with imports and exports between the ships and the factories and distribution depots throughout Britain.

Also, ironically, special trains carry cars and vans to the ships and then return carrying imported cars and vans.

Some also carry passengers.

Answer 6

Well, it depends what they are carrying, but it could be from a mine to a power station, a bin yard to a landfill, a Nuclear Plant to a de-radiation Plant, a car factory to a port, a container train to the port from another port. The possibilities are endless!

And that's only freight... Passenger workings go from all over the place!

If you want to see some wagons used, google 'Freightliner Heavy Haul, and then click on fleet.

Answer 7

Freight trains in the UK carry mainly bulk goods like coal, steel, crushed stone for roads or railway ballast, road vehicles and/or parts, or containers.

One type of train called a 'merry-go-round' carries coal non-stop from mine to power station: it passes slowly under loading hoppers at the mine, travels over a return loop and off to the power station, passes slowly over unloading hoppers, back over another return loop, back to the mine and so on...

Containers are loaded from ships at ports e.g. Southampton, Harwich and are taken by rail to depots where they are loaded onto lorries for the final lap of the journey.

The Channel Tunnel means many freight trains coming into and out of the UK from Europe. This was the case before with the train ferries but is now much increased.

Newspapers and mail also go by train but this sector is facing increasing competition from road traffic.

A number of trains are operated by Network Rail or their contractors for engineering and maintenance purposes and these can carry anything from crushed stone for ballast to track components or specialised equipment, etc.

Answer 8

They haul to and from ports.  Usually bulk items or items to large to put on a truck.   Coal, iron ore and other raw materials.

Answer 9

Trains haul bulk  materials both importing and exporting.

Answer 10

all depends, some cars are from ports, others are from a local mfg. or shipping house. most "big" type business's are located in an industrial zone, if you pay attention, you'll probably see an old rust set of tracks going right into the heart of the district. but i guarantee the train is either going backwards or fwds.

Answer 11

Freight is wonderful in it's infinite variety.

It could be anything, going to anywhere from anywhere, couldn't it?

In just the same manner, all kinds of passengers could be going from anywhere to anywhere.

Answer 12

Only the rail carrier has the minute to minute index of all cargo.

They do not post this for public view nor do other staff discuss the details.  Information is on a need to know basis.  This is largely to curb rail theft.  There are people who would use train

information other than its content for evil or misguided purposes.

If reader has been asking too many questions I would expect a  report being made to MI-5.  Is someone watching you?

Answer 13

To answer your question properly you would need the train numbers like 1H04, then perhaps an off duty signaler may be able to tell you, where its come from and where its going.

I can tell you that Tesco, uses Eddie Stobart Rail to transport alot of their stuff (food, cloths ect) from their Depot in the midlands up to another Tesco depot up in Scotland where it is then transfered on to lorries for for short haul deliveries to their shops.

Sorry that I cannot be of further assistance.

Answer 14

Look around the room you are in.

Everything in it, including the room itself, has been transported by rail either as raw material or finished product at one point in time.

Answer 15

. It really depends what state you are in, In Wyoming and surrounding area they mainly carry coal