Intermodal ups and downs in a mixed first half for North American railroads

Photo: © Tony Dezenzio

North America’s intermodal operators experienced something of a mixed bag over the three months to June, with CSX the only one to claim the double of quarterly and first-half growth.

The last to release its result, CSX nonetheless offered the brightest picture for the region’s intermodal services, with Q2 revenues up 3%, to $506m, as it announced a first-half increase of 2% year on year on revenues of a little over $1bn.

CEO Joe Hinrichs said: ...