News / Truckers bite into the rail operators' share of North American intermodal traffic

Intermodal traffic on North America’s railways lost out to cheaper trucking alternatives last year.

More haulage capacity opened up, pushing full-year revenues at intermodal operators down across the board.

Of the six major North American railroads, only Norfolk Southern (NS) and Canadian National (CN) reported volume growth. The Warren Buffet-owned BNSF does not report its numbers

Union Pacific (UP) experienced the biggest dent in its intermodal revenues, which tumbled 9% year-on-year. At Canadian Pacific (CPR) and Kansas City Southern (KCS), the declines exceeded 5%; while CN, ...