Rail

Your container arrived. Your train did not. James Johansson spent 30 years managing intermodal hubs at BNSF and the ports of LA/LB. In this piece, he explains the operational realities — strip tracks, chassis cycles, yard geography, cherry picks — that determine whether your freight moves or waits. And why the shippers who understand them consistently outperform those who don't.

The UP–NS merger application carries $1.4B in annual fixed obligations but lacks sensitivity analysis. PraxiChain examines the STB's public-interest gap.