CSX and CN announced the two companies had signed an agreement to develop a new intermodal service into Nashville, TN.
According to the Memorandum of Understanding, the service will provide customers with a seamless, all-rail alternative for containers moving from Canada’s West Coast through Memphis into Nashville. The service will replace the current trucking leg, officials with the railroads said, allowing the rail service to provide faster, more reliable and more sustainable supply chain solutions.
“This agreement allows us to expand our reach, enabling our customers to efficiently access more markets. Collaboration like this benefits everyone; railroads, customers, and communities, by driving growth, reliability, optionality, and sustainability,” Janet Drysdale, Interim Chief Commercial Officer at CN, said.
The collaboration will build on both companies’ track records of successful interline agreements, including a long-standing partnership on the East Coast, serving the ports of New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia since 2019.
“At CSX, we’re committed to working with our interchange partners to create solutions that deliver mutual value and expand the options available to customers. This new service with CN provides a faster and more sustainable all-rail option into Nashville, helping shippers strengthen their supply chains while reducing truck traffic on our highways,” Kevin Boone, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, CSX, said.