I remember my pre-adult days when going to a factory outlet meant exactly that. The products were made there. Living in New England, I had access to lots of clothing and other manufacturers. But then most moved South for cheaper labor and costs. And then overseas.
Oh, so it's work as directed, follow instructions unquestioningly, don't make trouble, accept whatever compensation is given to you gratefully or you will be sent to a reeducation camp, or simply disappear. Fantastic infrastructure.
Some of that depends on what the port is usually handling, Tampa has a lot of bulk cargo and few containers due to the transit time of Tampa Bay and the height/depth limitation of the Sunshine Skyway. It could be reconfigured for more containers, it has the cranes and yards to offload but for now piles of sulfur and coal along with ammonia. The gasoline/fuel distribution is there as well so more bulk. Port Manatee down the bay closer to the entrance is bananas and cement but has two jetty cranes that could do containers. Lots of possibilities to get cargo where it needs to go but the entire system has so many parts it is hard to pivot in a year or even two.
None of which are worth killing someone over.
Good point. However, each port though basically cojoined are run by each of the Cities and the Harbor Commissions of each City. If the two cities and commissions squabble over everything as they have, I can see why the thought process has not progressed past the local level.For those unfamiliar with SoCal geography, here's a photo of the joint Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach.
They sit side by side and share infrastructure and rail access to the Alameda Corridor. But in a bit of civic chauvinism, Long Beach insists that half of the port be named after itself. Sort of a Dallas vs. Fort Worth sort of thing, or a riff on the Anaheim Angels of Los Angeles naming convention.
The combined Port complex has 43 miles of waterfront, 116 miles of railroad track, and 82 towering ship-to-rail cargo cranes. It is the largest port by capacity in the Western Hemisphere. And the United States could not function without it.
Which is why I find it so odd that absolutely no one has talked about the National Guard to help its operation and/or help secure the massive railroad-owned rail yards that sit 20 miles north of it.
I didn't say they were. However, this is grand theft on a massive scale and should be prosecuted...and not result in a slap on the wrist.
No, killing someone over a theft not justified. The U.S. and the western countries deal with theft in slightly different ways but very civilized. There are some countries however that are not quite so civilized when dealing with thieves, though the convicted thieves are not killed a hand is simply lopped off and the thief let go. Don't need to incarcerate thieves there.
This not theft of a pack of gum-- we are talking millions of dollars worth of goods stolen or deliberately destroyed. This is effecting our economy, railway safety, possible environmental concerns and peoples businesses. So how do you propose to put a stop to this in a civilized way. Arrest them they'd be out on bail before the ink dried back doing it again.
It's way too hot in Florida to be out looting trains, cali weather can't be beatJust for fun, I Googled a bit.
Here's a recent photo of the CSX Railroad spurlines heading out of the complex for the Port of Tampa.
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And here's a recent photo of the Union Pacific spurlines heading out of the Los Angeles Intermodal Terminal.
Everybody sing!... One of these things, is not like the other! One of these things, just doesn't belong!
If the law enforcement and prosecutorial jurisdiction are local or state could the jurisdiction for those responsibilities be taken over by the federal system. The it will not be police or sheriffs or troopers but U.S. Marshals / FBI etc. performing the law enforcement duties with federal prosecutors and federal courts plus jails to handle the apprehended criminals. A different situation than now. Since the rail system does cross state lines and is a critical national supply system (interstate and international commerce) why not? One consistent national set of laws, rules and regulations and no local nuances law breakers can take advantage of.
Now we know why they are refurbing Walt's plane - going to do their own shipping......