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Rail Freight Transit along the Modern Silk Route
Box 3.3 Existing Models for Freight Transportation (continued)
from Leipzig to Shenyan for BMW so far. One BMW train also departs for Shenyang from Wackersdorf every week. 3. The Wholesale Model is based on railway companies providing fully specialized multimodal logistics services This model is popular in North America; examples include such companies as CSX, Canadian Pacific, and Union Pacific. Sources: Expert interviews, Bloomberg Businessweek, Global Economics 2012; DB Schenker, Canadian Pacific.
Figure 3.3 Existing Models for Long-Distance Freight Transportation Model 1: Customer-driven
wagon: HP
wagon: HP
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Full train is organized by HP or BMW Model 2: So-called retail model
wagon: Toyota
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wagon: METRO
Full train is organized by DB Schenker or Sinotrans, wagons are rented to client companies
Model 3: So-called wholesale model
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Consolidation of freight into a train is organized by railway companies such as CSX, Canadian Pacific, or Union Pacific
agencies in the country of transit. As of 2013, the offer of consolidated “retail” services is limited (table 3.4). One of the important issues that impact the frequency of services is the lack of spare capacity along the routes and possible capacity bottlenecks. Reportedly enough capacity exists to increase services along TSR and TKR. The Eurasian Connection • http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-9912-5