Not surprising to me at all. One of the refrains heard about the issues with supply chain and shipping, especially with trucking, is why aren't they using rail, given that the container ports all are serviced by rail as well as trucks? I haven't done a formal search, but from what I have seen they are saying that the railroads are ill equipped to pick up the slack, that just at a time when thanks to cutbacks in staffing, where we see images of UP engines sitting idle on sidings and the rise of 'precision' scheduling. I don't know if anyone else has seen more on this, but the tone of this thread seems to indicate that there is reason to believe the railroads can't help. Sad, in some ways if you think about it, it would be where railroads could shine and show that they are still a major part of the transportation system.
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