BNSF and CSX have announced several new intermodal service products that will offer customers coast-to-coast solutions to ship between the western and eastern US.
New services will include direct, coast-to-coast domestic intermodal routes between Southern California and both Charlotte, North Carolina, and Jacksonville, Florida.
Additionally, a new connection between Phoenix, Arizona, and Atlanta, Georgia, will launch with the goal of shifting over-the-road freight to rail through a seamless product offered jointly by the two railroads.
The companies will also introduce new direct international intermodal services linking the Port of New York and New Jersey, Norfolk, Virginia, and Kansas City.
Between Phoenix and Flagstaff, two new 10,000-foot sidings will further support this growing market by enabling more efficient meet/pass operations on the route connecting to BNSF’s Southern Transcon.
These new, customer-focused service products will increase flexibility and optionality while delivering integrated service for freight moving across the US, according to BNSF.
“This collaboration between BNSF and CSX demonstrates the power of partnership, delivering greater flexibility, efficiency and value for our customers,” said BNSF Group Vice President of Consumer Products Jon Gabriel.
“We are looking forward to these offerings providing immediate, streamlined service to the supply chain across key markets nationwide.”
“Through this new connectivity, CSX and BNSF are connecting Western and Eastern U.S. markets, creating faster, more reliable service,” said Drew Johnson, Vice President, Intermodal Sales and Marketing at CSX.
“Together, we’re opening access to key markets and strengthening options for our mutual customers.”
Earlier this month, BNSF Railway, in partnership with Patriot Rail and the Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA), announced the official opening of the Class I railroad’s new intermodal facility in Salt Lake City.