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BNSF Intermodal: We’re Going Where Markets Are Growing

Current population data shows the fastest-growing areas in the U.S. are concentrated in the South and West. As cities in these regions grow, so does the need for more goods, which BNSF brings on intermodal trains with its trucking partners.

(Courtesy of the Port of LA)

For Port of LA, ‘Strong’ August Cargo Volume

After setting a July cargo record, Port of Los Angeles volume remained “strong” in August, according to the California Port, which processed 958,355 TEUs (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), “nearly the same as last

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It’s Just Golf. Honest!

On Sept. 17, 2025, the BNSF Executive Train was seen heading east at Depew, N.Y. (just south of Buffalo) on CSX’s Chicago-New York main line, “giving folks a chance to see something

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BNSF’s Intermodal Container ‘Matchmaking’ Program a Win-Win-Win

Shipping containers come from overseas to U.S. ports every day loaded full of imports like electronics, toys, footwear, clothes – just about anything you can buy in big box stores. But what happens to those containers once they’re unloaded from trains or trucks? Most are transported back to the port empty, reducing efficiency and increasing costs.

“BNSF General Director of Marketing Mark Ganaway joined TXNW Railway, one of our first Shortline Select partners, for the TXNW CRISI grant interchange ribbon-cutting ceremony, celebrating the expansion of interchange tracks in Sunray, Texas,” BNSF reported via social media on Sept. 5. (Photograph Courtesy of BNSF)

Class I Briefs: BNSF, UP

BNSF and TXNW Railway celebrate the completion of an $8.2 million project to rebuild, reconfigure, and extend an interchange in Texas. Also, Union Pacific (UP) recognizes Tehachapi, Calif., as the 134th community on its network to be named a Train Town USA.