Re:Will automation put an end to the American trucker?
by ryandrake on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @06:41PM
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Why aren't warehouses located at or near rail stations?
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Re:Will automation put an end to the American trucker?
by dredmorbius on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @08:54PM
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Because trucking is, or at least was, cheap.
Prior to the rise of the Interstate Highway system, most warehouses were on rail lines, or spurs. You'll still find the trackage, or at least the traces of them, in many urban areas throughout the U.S.
In San Francisco, the region near Potrero Hill by the old Fashion Design Centre. The odd street patterns and building perimeters show the former track rights of way.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/San+Francisco+Design+Cente...