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After a long trough of sluggish performance, US intermodal traffic is growing, and the market points to larger gains ahead.
This month Union Pacific (UP) opened a new route between Chicago and southern California, featuring transits of 4-6 days between its Inland Empire terminal in Fontana and Northlake, targeting intermodal traffic that would otherwise move by truck.
In its announcement, the railway stressed the benefit of lower drayage costs for shippers at both ends of the route.
In a separate move, UP is ...
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