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BNSF Railway (BNSF) will offer faster intermodal service to move freight between the Pacific Northwest and Texas starting on September 12.
Customers who move goods between Seattle or Portland, Ore., and Dallas/Fort Worth (AllianceTexas) will reduce their transit times by up to two days when compared to current rail transit time options. The service comes online in time for the fall fruit harvest in the Pacific Northwest and will be comparable in speed to single-driver, over-the-road options.
“We regularly work with our customers to identify and offer new and better transportation solutions to make their supply chains more effective,” said Katie Farmer, group vice president, BNSF Consumer Products. “So we are constantly looking for opportunities to help meet consumer demands and this new service checks all the right boxes for adding efficiency to the marketplace.”
Farmer added, “With an economy as dynamic as ours, BNSF is focused on delivering options that strengthen the competitive advantage of U.S. companies through our country’s supply chain.”
The 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. 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.
Service on the route will run both directions Monday through Friday. Service includes a refueling option for refrigerated equipment that carry temperature-sensitive equipment.
The new service option is the first of new routes that BNSF will announce and roll out over the next year.