26.11.2019
Artikel Nummer: 29848
Intermodal terminal in Iowa creates new hub in Midwest USA
Valor Victoria, Iowa Northern Railway (IANR), Watco and Union Pacific (UP) will launch an internationally focused intermodal service through the newly-developed Butler intermodal terminal in Shell Rock, Iowa (USA) in December 2019.
The service provides an alternative to larger Midwest rail hubs which will help to reduce long-haul trucking miles. UP will transport eastbound intermodal shipments from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and interchange with the short line railway Iowa Northern, for final delivery to the Butler intermodal tTerminal.
Watco will offer dedicated in-terminal operations and be responsible for coordinating transload activities. (ben)