By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; September 6, 2018
The peak season for intermodal traffic is fast approaching, and CSX in late July announced numerous changes to interline service, in particular, those affecting Union Pacific customers with eastbound shipments. The changes are in effect as of Sept. 17, 2018.
CSX eliminated 197 of 301 origin-destination pairs provided through interline service, citing low volume (in about one-third of cases, no volume) as the reason. Among the affected destinations are Baltimore, Charleston, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Portsmouth, Savannah, Nashville and Columbus. CSX said that UP was consulted on the changes, and that customers were notified in advance.
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