Western coal trains move faster, eastern slow

摘要

US utilities say on-time coal deliveries by western railroadshave improved over the last three months, contrasting withweaker service by eastern carriers.Union Pacific (UP) and BNSF have improved on-time performanceaverages from the end of last year and the year-agoperiod, driven by a reduction in freight traffic, say generatorssurveyed in the latest installment of the Argus On-TimeDelivery Index.