Obviously there are trade offs -- barges have the most limited routes. It sure wouldn't be efficient shipping something by barge from St. Louis to New York via the Atlantic...unless it physically was too huge to move by train or truck.
There will continue to be a major role for trucks in both local delivery as well as "express" long haul.
That doesn't mean there isn't a role for the state & federal government to work with the railroads to expand and improve their networks to bypass congestion and improve the speed of loading and unloading trains. Railroads also do not need to depend on diesel and thus foreign oil -- they can be electrified and powered by your choice of domestic energy (coal, nuclear, or wind). The improved efficiency would benefit the general economy.
Likewise maintaining top notch Interstates, expanding congested highways, and filling in gaps in the grid will also benefit our general economy.
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