From 12 September, BNSF Railway (BNSF) will offer intermodal customers a new rail service option to move freight between the Pacific Northwest and Texas. Shippers will now be able to reduce their transit times by up to two days when compared to rail transit time options currently in the marketplace. This new BNSF service will be comparable in speed to single-driver, over-the-road options.
By leveraging underutilized capacity in the central section of BNSF’s network, this new service option means that BNSF will offer expedited service for customers who wish to have their shipments arrive in Dallas/Fort Worth on the morning of the fifth transit day. From BNSF’s intermodal facility located just north of Fort Worth, customers can reach any of the major Texas or Oklahoma markets with a short-haul trucking option to move containers and trailers for dry or refrigerated goods. Northbound service will also be faster operating with both expedited service arriving on the sixth morning and standard service reaching its destination on the sixth day.
Traffic along the route will run Monday through Friday, in both directions. This route includes a refueling option along the way for refrigerated equipment that carry temperature-sensitive equipment.
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