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Intermodal Efficiency
BNSF’s
with the nation’s trucking companies, ocean container carriers and logistics companies are key to
shifting more long-haul truck traffic to intermodal rail, creating fuel efficiencies and keeping carbon output to a minimum.
Just one intermodal train can carry 280 trucks. And every container shipped by rail means one less long-haul truck on the
highway, easing congestion, reducing pollution and saving energy. As U.S. trucking companies seek ways to reduce their fuel
costs, overcome driver shortages and deal with demand, they are increasingly turning to rail – and that is good news for our
environment and our nation’s roadways.
WIDE-SPAN ELECTRIC CRANES
produce zero emissions on site and significantly reduce the number of trucks
needed to move containers within the rail yard. Additionally, these cranes also generate electricity when they lower a load,
recharging internal batteries and thereby conserving electricity.
AUTOMATED GATES,
secured by digital cameras that record images of containers, chassis and tractors, as well as
drivers’ biometric identities, improve safety and reduce truck idling time and emissions by 50 percent.