Tagged: RailTransport

Railex Facility

Union Pacific Shuttering Cold Connect

Customers were notified May 8 that Union Pacific (UP) was ceasing operations of its multimodal service Cold Connect, which offered end-to-end transportation service for refrigerated loads. UP spokeswoman Kristen South confirmed the closure, citing sluggish…

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Intermodal Network Drives U.S. Economy

America’s 21st-century economy rides on the back of a 21st-century intermodal network. Years in the making, this interconnected network of trucks, trains and cargo ships has turned competitors into collaborative partners, and benefited American consumers…

Intermodal containers stacked

USDOT Approves Intermodal Grants

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) multimodal grants funding reached nearly $1.2 billion in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 agreement announced earlier this year. “While less than the $1.5 billion provided for USDOT’s Better Utilizing…

BNSF Railway Train and Ship with Intermodal Containers in background

BNSF Wants More Intermodal Service

BNSF wants to speed up intermodal service with new capital projects so it can grab a larger piece of e-commerce freight, according to the company’s head of intermodal marketing.
BNSF, a unit of Berskshire Hathway…

Trucks zooming on highway

Trucks Winning Back Freight From Rail

Last year rail intermodel took away loads from over-the-road trucking, but now the pendulum is swinging back the other direction. Diesel prices are dropping, which makes dry van transportation more attractive and reduces the cost…

Tank Transport