Tony,

Yes it is a big assumption. I suggest a séance or use of a oujia board to contact Tim Gilbert and ask him why he made such an assumption, and what are the implications.

Regards,

-Jeff


From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of Anthony Thompson
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 9:12 AM
To: STMFC@...
Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: Freight car Distribution...help with ICC report



Aley, Jeff A wrote:

For each ICC region (e.g. "Central West"), the percentage of box
cars on home rails is given (28.50%).
An assumption is made that each of the roads in the Central West had
exactly 28.50% of their cars on home rails.

Pretty giant assumption there, Jeff.

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