Railroads connecting these rural areas to cities scheduled daily milk trains (sometimes called "milk runs") to pick up loaded milk cars from collection points along their route.
The main benefit of milk runs is, according to common opinion in literature, in the higher utilization of trucks and the resulting reduction of transport costs by up to 30%.
There is no truth whatever in the story that there is any milk running out.
Anyone involved in illegal trading in milk runs the risk of a heavy fine, payment of super-levy on undeclared sales of milk and, possibly, imprisonment.
However, there seems to be some idea of finishing the "milk run "tonight.
