When are we going to wake up?? Let's use out RR system more to beat fuel prices!!?

Question

I work for a RR. Everyday we move literally hundreds of trucks worth of cargo on just one train!! People, we cant afford to be lazy and stupid anymore. Bring back passenger trains and move frieght by rail from A to B then let the trucks pick up the short haul. Plus RR are private so maintaining the rails doesnt cost the taxpayers like highways do

Answer 1

It'd be nice, but the current infrastructure is lacking in getting commuters to the large cities from many of the suburbs.

Answer 2

The problem there is the trains don't move as fast as Semi's especially with produce a lot of product is time sensitive and you know just as well as I do, trains can not keep up with the demand of time sensitive product. A lot of times product gets lost on the ship yards, trains are late etc. It's been the biggest complaint my customers have with using rail. Besides, if everybody started using rail it would put most companies out of business as well as drivers.

Answer 3

Amen. (clap,clap)