Traffic stops on I94 in Milwaukee, Wis., while a man works on his disabled truck, which happens to be hauling rail. Photo by Mike Yuhas
The general public often claims that being late to work is the result of being "held up by a train." For railroad enthusiasts, that expression has a slightly different connotation - yeah, I was held up by a train all right, but that's only because I was photographing it while on the way in to the office.
So, although I have been (ahem) held up by a train on occasion, today's experience was a first: I was held up by a track. Not an actual railroad track, but by rail. A truckload of 39-foot lengths of rail. A disabled truckload, which blocked the entire right lane of westbound I94 in Milwaukee.
Why not just ship this rail... by rail?
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