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Originally Posted by fjtorres
there is no reason they couldn't ship the trailers by rail, too.
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Seattle rail traffic is way too congested for that to be practical. If BSNF would at least double track, if not triple track their line as far north as Bellingham, and as far south as Olympia, and over both passes, then the congestion issue in the Port of Seattle might be cleared.
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For that matter, if the regulatory hurdles ever get settled, those trailers could be moved via self-driving robot trucks between robotic warehouses. Untouched by human hands.
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The current projected starting date for cross-country driverless 18 wheelers is 1 January 2020. The biggest non-technical hurdle is insurance, not government regulations.