ARTICLE: CN, NS Announce New Domestic Intermodal Service

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According to the Class I railroads, the service, which launches on Oct. 2, will provide customers with “an integrated, market-competitive, and efficient all-rail service.”

The two carriers, CN and NS say, will utilize new intermodal steel wheel interchanges in Detroit and Chicago to “seamlessly operate like a single-line intermodal product.” The new, cost-effective, steel-wheel-connected service option for customers converts truck traffic to long-haul rail. This, the Class I railroads say, would help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and customers’ overall carbon footprint. Integrated rail interchanges also provide customers with the opportunity to optimize their cargo loaded weights.
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