Freight shippers cannot predict or secure reliable train capacity due to fragmented rail infrastructure bottlenecks

Shippers face unpredictable freight delays and inability to plan logistics because critical rail infrastructure gaps (short lines, bridges, port connections) create bottlenecks that government funding takes years to address. Even when federal grants are allocated, the gap between project selection and actual increased train capacity remains undefined and lengthy, leaving shippers unable to commit to rail-based supply chains. Current solutions lack real-time visibility into which bottlenecks will be fixed and when capacity will actually increase.