BNSF and CSX announced they would offer several new intermodal products to provide customers with seamless, efficient and coast-to-coast shipping solutions.
Officials said the new services would include the introduction of new coast-to-coast, direct domestic intermodal services between Southern California and Charlotte, N.C., and Jacksonville, Fla., as well as service between Phoenix, Ariz., and Atlanta, Ga., aimed at converting over-the-road (OTR) freight to rail. The companies will also launch a new direct international intermodal service between the Port of New York and New Jersey, and Kansas City, and between Norfolk, Va., and Kansas City.
“This collaboration between BNSF and CSX demonstrates the power of partnership, delivering greater flexibility, efficiency and value for our customers,” BNSF Group Vice President of Consumer Products Jon Gabriel said. “We are looking forward to these offerings providing immediate, streamlined service to the supply chain across key markets nationwide.”
Two new 10,000-foot sidings will support the market between Phoenix and Flagstaff, officials said, which will enable more efficient meet/pass operations on the route connecting to BNSF’s Southern Transcon.
“Through this new connectivity, CSX and BNSF are connecting Western and Eastern U.S. markets, creating faster, more reliable service,” Drew Johnson, Vice President, Intermodal Sales and Marketing at CSX, said. “Together, we’re opening access to key markets and strengthening options for our mutual customers.”