I used to work at a trucking software company, so I may have some insight.
Shipping cargo via trains is dramatically slower than via trucks. When you use a truck, your cargo goes from A->B.
When you use a train, you first need to get a truck to haul your content to the railyard. Then depending on the cargo, unload and reload onto the train. Then wait while the train makes stops for everyone else's cargo. Potentially your cargo will need to be unhooked from the train and wait until a different train headed to a different location arrives to take your cargo. Then once your train gets to the area of delivery, you still need a truck to show up and take your cargo to the final destination.
Even more so, for lots of loads trains cost similar to trucks. Trains have their purpose, but there is a reason why Coca-Cola, Walmart, UPS, etc... use trucks.
Shipping cargo via trains is dramatically slower than via trucks. When you use a truck, your cargo goes from A->B.
When you use a train, you first need to get a truck to haul your content to the railyard. Then depending on the cargo, unload and reload onto the train. Then wait while the train makes stops for everyone else's cargo. Potentially your cargo will need to be unhooked from the train and wait until a different train headed to a different location arrives to take your cargo. Then once your train gets to the area of delivery, you still need a truck to show up and take your cargo to the final destination.
Even more so, for lots of loads trains cost similar to trucks. Trains have their purpose, but there is a reason why Coca-Cola, Walmart, UPS, etc... use trucks.