CN/NS Intermodal Partnership, UP Streamlines Falcon Service

[atrainguy60]

CN and NS are going to start interchanging intermodal at Detroit and Chicago. Included in this article is a map of the deal.

https://www.railwayage.com/freight/clas ... l-service/

Also, UP has apparently trimmed a day from the transit time for the Falcon intermodal service they share with CN.

https://www.railwayage.com/intermodal/u ... el=class-i

[David Lang]

After reading these articles, I assume additional intermodal involved in these partnerships will be added to already existing trains, as the articles does not speak to newly formed trains as a result of these partnerships. Wondering if that is the consensus here?

[LansingRailFan]

After reading these articles, I assume an additional intermodal involved in these partnerships will be added to already existing trains, as the articles do not speak to newly formed trains as a result of these partnerships. Wondering if that is the consensus here?

I would agree. These agreements provide additional/potential new lanes of traffic for existing customers.

[David Lang]

Now of course from a railfan perspective, it would be nice to see the potential for newly added trains in the future, but it will be interesting to note "if" there might be any extra trains that might run here and there if traffic volumes warrant it. Time will tell.

I still think Moterm is busting at the seems already as there really isn't room for expansion, but that is different topic of discussion.