One can either applaud, laugh or cry at the obvious ventriloquism, and the roles that everyone plays. Welcome to the democracy....

http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/ship-carrying-rocket-parts-hits-ky-bridge-1.3484749


Rebuilding our roads and bridges has become top priority.

Want to stop the destruction of our road ways?
Stop shipping by truck and start using the railroad.
Another example of our government for sale form of rule.

How do the goods get from the rail terminal to their final destination?

Local delivery trucks aren't in the same category as 40+ foot
roadway destroyers.
Another plus: it would create more jobs locally. Let the long haul
truckers go to work for the RR.

Not all rail terminals are local.

Long haul trucking is only the cheapest transport method for food and goods because of the highway subsidy. It's a poor choice in terms of energy efficiency, but then most of our economy is designed around cheap energy and subsidies. Rail and local trucking is significantly more energy efficient, but even my semi-liberal brother-in-law opposes it because it adds additional time and cost to deliveries to his furniture store. Eliminate the trucking subsidy, and rail transport becomes economically attractive, except for foodstuffs that are time sensitive.

Sg

The major issue when dealing with rail is scheduling of shipments. Yes, you can spend less to ship something across the country by rail, but it won't be to your door in 5-7 days. I might be there in a month, or two if it isn't a recurring shipment, or hadn't been scheduled in advance. It ships when they have an opening, and your product may sit on a rail siding for a while.

Do you want the good shipped there cheaply, or do you want it when you want it? Pick one.

I'm a fan of rail, but it isn't perfect. Neither is trucking.