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Inland rail handoffs are straining US distribution. The latest West Coast port note shows Los Angeles/Long Beach on-dock rail dwell at about 4.0 days with 12% of IPI boxes over nine days, while Chicago and Dallas face rail delays of one to three days and chassis shortages at ramp yards. The bottlenecks slow transload and final delivery for Asia-origin imports even as terminal gates run on schedule, pushing some shippers toward Pacific Northwest and Southeast gateways.