Rail travel will become more efficient with a new international service beginning in October.
Canadian National (CN) Railway and the U.S.-based Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) announced Monday that a new domestic, intermodal service will be launched on Monday, October 2.
The network will streamline rail commerce from Canada to the fast-growing southeastern U.S., with new steel-wheel interchanges in Detroit and Chicago. The service will benefit rail traffic headed to Kansas City and Atlanta.
"The new, cost-effective, steel-wheel-connected service option for customers converts truck traffic to long-haul rail," read a media release from CN. "This would help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and customers’ overall carbon footprint. Integrated rail interchanges also provide customers with the opportunity to optimize their cargo loaded weights."
For example, a trip between Toronto and either Kansas City or Atlanta may be completed in three to four days. Between Atlanta and Calgary, a trip may finish in seven days under the new service.
The two railway networks have said that the intermodal service will help reduce pollution by converting truck traffic to long-haul rail, eliminating crosstown trucking, and helping clients reach new markets.
It was not immediately clear to what extent rail traffic in Windsor will benefit from the new service.
