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by ClumsyPilot 2066 days ago
This still doesnt make sence to me - the train shipping coal across the country weighs like an aircraft carrier and is about as fast.

This not a last-minute delivery, takes days to arrive, and presumably they know their material demans many days in advance. Whats a few extra hours going to do?

Is my understanding of the system wrong?