All the attention amused the trainmen who still work the freight lines and freight trains in the city.
JOHN MCPHEE: This is part of a series of articles about people who work in freight transportation.
Because the work of freight forwarding seemed so bland, it was long ignored by the tech world.
The workers walked off the job on Wednesday morning, claiming they had to work in freight containers that became dangerously hot in the summer heat.
"We see a New York that no one else sees," said Mr. Hernandez, who has worked rail freight in the city since graduating from high school.
How did people feel about purchasing, inbound deliveries, private purchasing at work, and about freight and freight activity in general?
If you work on a freight train, you'll be primarily dealing with the driver, the yard workers, and the freight itself; if you're the type of person that needs to be around people all the time, you may grow lonely from freight life.
Because of that imbalance, "we were able to work out decent freight rates," Mr. Wilcha said.
Delivery in Cambridge which carries out sub-contracted work for major freight companies.
Doors bang, delivery carts clatter by, and Mr. Molina might steal a moment to catch up with one of the men who work in the freight hallway, but none of this detract from El Sabroso's distinct aura of calm.
