its been tried but 60 miles at 5 knots or less on the rivers in northern California which are levied built are very narrow and shallow with currents averaging 6 knots just doesn’t work there. often it takes 15 to 20 hours
In Los Angeles they have a train corridor that goes out into the valley 100 miles. They put it right on the rail cars double stacked condoles the truck pick it up out there no congestion or pollution
San Francisco tore out all that infrastructure years ago so to even get to the rail yard in the city you need a truck