> > In the real world containers are usually unloaded from ships
>> and then trucked, sometimes several miles, to a rail yard - or
>>trucked all the way if the destination is within a few hundred
>>miles.
>> Tom H
>
>
>California is always a bit different, I guess. In Long Beach, the
>west coast's largest port, the RR tracks are adjacent to the
>container ships and the trucks are non-existent for the most part.
>Most of the cargo moves from the ships to the RRs and via rail to
>points in the midwest and East. Much of it actually moves all the
>way to the Atlantic Ocean and continues on its way to Europe. Of
>course, local folks in Los Angeles and southern California receive
>their cargo via truck. The Teamsters were not happy with this
>arrangement, but efficiency trumped politics in this case.
>
>Cheers....Ed L.
>www.sscale.org
The port of Oakland operates in much the dame manner, although the rail/highway
proportions my be somewhat different.
A promoter is trying to set up an "inland port." In this scenario most (all?)
containers will leave Oakland by train headed for the "inland port" where the
highway deliveries will the transferred to trailers. This could reduce
traffic on the Bay Area's highways, but powerful forces are working against
the project. Don't hold your breath...
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