The entire container transportation system has it's own limits. Container cranes at the ports can only handle so many container/hour. Port track facilities have definate footage capacity for rail cars. Carrier support facilities have defined capacities and the combination of port and carrier facilities have limits to how fast their turnaround can be. Throw in power and crew limitations.
Traffic will definately be heavier than it has been for the past week of the strike, but there are physical limits to just how fast the backlog can be worked off.
Remember, traffic at the ports is a two way street - off loading the imports from the vessels and on loading the exports that have been brought to the port.
There will be congestion in the system.
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Once the west coast strike difficulties end. --Will the backlog of the international containers jam the routes inbound and outbound ? If so the fluidity the routes that are Amtrak routes will slow causing late trains.
Of course the number of available freight crews on various routes may limit jams .
Hope our many posters will give us reports on the number of intermodals .
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