Mindy Long

Mindy Long is a writer specializing in transportation and logistics.

BNSF No. 6674 leads a double-stacked intermodal container train through mountains in the Scenic Subdivision in Washington state. Each double-stack intermodal train can take 280 trucks off the highways, resulting in lower emissions and fuel consumption. A BNSF train can haul one ton of freight 500 miles on one gallon of diesel fuel.

Rail Picks Up Steam

Rail and intermodal are supporting the supply chain with infrastructure investments and efficiency improvements.