> I know businesses that literally have an old railroad branch line right up to their door, but they can't actually order anything meaningful via rail. A centu

> I know businesses that literally have an old railroad branch line right up to their door, but they can't actually order anything meaningful via rail. A century ago they would have found it at lot easier: if you wanted to send just a few cars to the back of a factory, many rail operators would have found a way to make it happen, and at a reasonable price too - now they’ll tell you the service is uneconomic to provide, unless you charter an entire locomotive for $$$$