Obviously there are trade offs -- barges have the most limited routes. It sure wouldn't be efficient shipping something by barge from St. Louis to New York via the Atlantic...unless it physically was too huge to move by train or truck.
There will continue to be a major role for trucks in both local delivery as well as "express" long haul.
That doesn't mean there isn't a role for the state & federal government to work with the railroads to expand and improve their networks to bypass congestion and improve the speed of loading and unloading trains. Railroads also do not need to depend on diesel and thus foreign oil -- they can be electrified and powered by your choice of domestic energy (coal, nuclear, or wind). The improved efficiency would benefit the general economy.
Likewise maintaining top notch Interstates, expanding congested highways, and filling in gaps in the grid will also benefit our general economy.
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Today's Featured Article - The Nuts and Bolts of Fasteners - Part 2 - by Curtis Von Fange. In our previous article we discussed capscrews, bolts, and nuts along with their relative hardness and thread sizes. In this segment we will finish up on our fasteners and then work with ways to keep them from loosening up in the field. Capscrews, bolts and nuts are not the only means of holding two parts together. When dealing with thinner metals like sheet tin, a long bolt and
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