Reciprocal switching
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title:
Reciprocal switching
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In railroad operations, reciprocal switching occurs when a customer served exclusively by one railroad company arranges for a different, nearby railroad company to handle their railroad service. Reciprocal switching is used to avoid the phenomenon of being a captive shipper; that is, a shipper which only has access to one railroad company, which therefore effectively has a local monopoly. While shippers and government regulators may promote reciprocal switching to increase competition, the pract
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Railroad shipping practice
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reciprocal_switching
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2023-09-27T18:30:01Z
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