Imagine this: Trucks haul shipping containers to Quincy. Trains tote those same containers to ships in Seattle. Those ships deliver the containers to Pacific markets.
Sounds simple, right? But this shipping idea — now percolating among national truck, rail and steamship companies — could ease cross-mountain transport complicated by fickle winter road conditions and Puget Sound’s extreme traffic congestion.
“It’s an old idea that’s gaining new traction,” said Patrick Boss, spokesman for the Port of Quincy. “And we’re ready to go. We’ve got the facilities ready to start tomorrow.”
