In actuality a telex release is just an email that opts you out of the secure release process so once a container has been 'telex' released anyone with the BL number can go pick it up at the port.
America is just too big for trains. In europe you don't take a train between large countries. I tried to take a train from Madrid to Paris it was going to be like 11 hours while the flight was 2. Nobody does this. Trains are useful for within a country, which in the US is like traveling within a given state. Sure we could invest a lot in that. But the idea that people are going to cross the country on a train is idiotic.
It's crucial to retrain your brain not to have negative feelings toward those who have a lot of money. Otherwise you will subconsciously undermine yourself to ensure you never get a lot of money.
People were locked down so they stopped spending money on services (hotels, restaurants, travel, massage, etc) and instead bought more goods. This happened at the same time governments printed trillions and pumped it into the hands of consumers and businesses. The result was a 20% surge in container volumes, which our supply chain infra just wasn't ready for.