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		nemo44x on Dec 31, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What are those dents in I-90 outside Seattle? Trucks are what get goods to their destination. Rail can only get you so close.

WalterBright on Dec 31, 2022 [–]

Right. For a 3,000 mile journey, 2,998 of those miles can be by rail with the trailer set on a flatcar. The mile in and the last mile the trailer is picked off the flatbed and hooked up to the semi.

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