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This is Intermodal

View how BNSF Intermodal makes BNSF more than a railway, it's a better way.

See How
Intermodal Works

See an interactive overview of the Intermodal process.

How Intermodal Helps You

Learn how BNSF Intermodal can help you reach new markets, grow your business and reduce costs.

World-Class Facilities

See advanced technology speeding shipments.

• BNSF ships more than 50 million packages for UPS between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
• At any given time, 300 BNSF intermodal trains are carrying the equivalent of 50,000 truckloads.
• Each year, BNSF moves nearly a million shipments in the form of LTL, parcel and perishable produce.
• 18 of the top 20 global ocean carriers rely on BNSF Intermodal to reach their U.S. inland markets.

Did You Know?

• BNSF invested $3.9 billion of capital into its network in 2012.
• BNSF Intermodal trains can travel up to 1,000 miles a day.
• BNSF is the only railway with direct service between the West Coast and Atlanta.
• BNSF carried nearly 4.6 million intermodal shipments in 2011.
• BNSF handles more intermodal shipments than any other Class I railroad.
• Intermodal represents nearly 50% of BNSF’s business portfolio by volume.
• BNSF handled 100% of the 2011 intermodal volume growth in the western U.S.
• Intermodal trains are twice as fuel efficient as trucks.
• A typical intermodal train takes the equivalent of 280 trucks off the highways.
• BNSF Intermodal serves more than 8,000 shippers a year.
• BNSF ships more than 40 million packages for UPS between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
• Right now, 300 BNSF Intermodal trains are carrying the equivalent of 50,000 truckloads.
• BNSF moves nearly a million shipments a year of LTL, parcel and perishable produce.
• 18 of the top 20 global ocean carriers rely on BNSF Intermodal to reach inland markets.
• BNSF Intermodal loads the equivalent of a trailer or container every 7 seconds.
• 98% of top U.S. importers have facilities within 200 miles of a BNSF Intermodal facility.