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Incoming freight rail strike could derail supply chains and cost $2 billion a day

A freight rail strike looks set to take effect this Friday. If it does, it could spark huge supply chain delays, heaping yet more misery on Americans already burdened by rising inflation costs.

Seth Kaplan, Here & Now‘s transportation analyst, joins host Jane Clayson with the latest.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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