Context: ( YRWC ) Yellow Roadway Corp. a transportation company , is going to layoff " a couple hundred " employees . Ouch . It \'s getting tougher all the time in the transportation sector .
Question: What could be a possible reason that this company needs to lay off this number of employees ?
Option 0: The Yellow Railroad Company is planning to merge with Amtrak , so they do n't need their own employees anymore
Option 1: As the railroad becomes a less common means of transportation , employees are n't needed as much
Option 2: None of the above choices .
Option 3: The Yellow Railroad Company is choosing to fire female employees and prefers men
Answer: 1