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freight railroads are stuck in 1950s addicted to diesel and double stacked containers as well as triple deck car carriers which are too high to fit under usable catenary and too low/wide to allow human-friendly platforms at stations. They only carry bulk items that don’t need fast delivery, so they reduce track maintenance and run long very slow trains. Irony: electric may prevent double stacked containers but by running faster electric trains you can run more trains and handle same capacity.