OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific has announced a pair of new domestic intermodal lanes, with new service linking the Pacific Northwest with Chicago as well as between Memphis and Dallas.
On Saturday, UP will launch daily service from Tacoma, Wash., to its Global 4 terminal in Joliet, Ill., outside Chicago.
“This service will be complementary and in addition to the current domestic service from TacSim to Global 2. Service into the heart of the Southern Chicago warehouse district offers shorter drays and more cost-effective access to a wide range of the metro and seamless drayage to reach markets beyond Chicago,” UP said in a customer advisory.
Service has already begun between UP’s terminal in Marion, Ark., across the Mississippi River from Memphis, and the railroad’s intermodal terminal in Mesquite, Texas, in the Dallas area.
“We’ve recently initiated service between Memphis, TN (Marion, AR) and Dallas, TX (Mesquite, TX) to offer a solution to convert over-the-road freight to intermodal. This service is also available seven days per week — streamlining your logistics in the South,” UP said.
How would the get to Joliet from Tacoma. Take the former CNW across Iowa and then travel across Chicagoland to Joliet? Go through Kansas City and use trackage rights on BNSF? Or go through KC and St Louis and up the former Alton?
Getting trucks off of I-40/I-30 would be great. I drive that stretch and end up getting on US 70 and US 67 to avoid pulling all of my hair out.
Totally agree. And I’m quite often one of the trucks on 30!