Burlington Northern Santa Fe and CSX Intermodal recently partnered to expand BNSF's Ice Cold Express service to the East Coast.
The railroads June 14 began twice-weekly service between San Bernardino, Calif., and Little Ferry, N.J. — designed to access the New York and New Jersey markets.
Ice Cold Express, which BNSF introduced in 1999 as a weekly service for temperature-controlled products moving between Southern California and Chicago, now offers shippers a fourth evening delivery, designed to be 24 hours faster that current railroad transit times. BNSF runs the service using 53-foot ReeferRailer™ trailers and bogies in unit trains.
"Our partnership with CSXI provides BNSF's customers with competitive, seamless service between the West and East Coasts for temperature-controlled products," said Steve Branscum, BNSF group vice president, consumer products marketing, in a prepared statement.
BNSF in October expanded Ice Cold Express into Montreal and Toronto.
Source: Progressive Railroading Daily News
