Benefits of Rail Owned Assets (“System Cars”)

• Short Term Need - If there is a onetime move or the expectation that the shipment will be less than 6 months it may be more economical than Leasing or Purchasing.
• Commitment - The use of rail owned assets typically requires a lesser commitment than leasing or purchasing.

Benefits of Private Assets (Leased or Owned)

• Equipment - By purchasing/lasing your fleet a shipper can customize its fleet to meet the specs of their product.
• Cost Savings - In many cases the economics of private cars is advantageous to that of System cars
• Availability - Because the shipper has control of the cars with proper planning wait time can be decrease or eliminated
• Storage - As the car owner you do not have to pay demerge fees when a car is located on private track which allows you use the cars as storage