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原文传递 Rail Strike Brinksmanship Looms Over Holidays

题名：	Rail Strike Brinksmanship Looms Over Holidays
正文语种：	eng
摘要：	Even if a threatened rail strike is averted at the 11th hour on December 4-the expiration of the "cooling-off' period for one of the rail unions-we are already being affected by it. There is some confusion about when a strike would actually begin because another union's cooling off period ends December 8. According to federal safety measures, railroad carriers begin officially preparing for a strike seven days before the announced strike date, although most begin earlier than that. The carriers start to prioritize the securing and movement of security-sensitive materials like chlorine for drinking water and hazardous materials. Chemicals are not transported in the 96 hours before a strike date. One of the railroads' biggest customer is UPS, the package-delivery service. Expect some hiccups in deliveries of Christmas presents this year. Farmers would be especially hard-hit, particularly since low water has already drastically slowed their exports. According to AAR, railroads annually transport 1.5 million carloads of grain-including 340,000 carloads of soybeans and 248,000 carloads of processed soybeans (primarily soybean meal and soybean oil). About 691,000 carloads of corn and 305,000 carloads of wheat are annually transported by rail. Like the inland waterways, railroads are a key contributor to U.S. agriculture being the most competitive supplier in the international marketplace.
出版年：	2022
期刊名称：	The Waterways Jouranl
卷：	136
期：	35
页码：	4-4