Description

Specialized rail transport for automotive, industrial, and consumer products across the Eastern US. Norfolk Southern maintains one of the most developed intermodal networks in the region, focusing on frequent and efficient routing.

Best for

automotive shipping, eastern intermodal network, industrial products and high-frequency rail transport

Description

Moves freight across the Eastern US and parts of Canada, handling intermodal containers, chemicals, agriculture, and more. Services include traditional rail for rail-served customers, transloading (truck-to-rail or rail-to-truck for bulk products), warehousing, and intermodal solutions. Provides streamlined transportation for domestic and export coal, and serves markets such as chemicals, agriculture and food, automotive, forest products, metals and equipment, minerals, and fertilizers.

Best for

Eastern US and Canadian freight, intermodal solutions, transloading services, coal transport and diverse industrial commodities

Description

Transports raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods across the Southeast, East, and Midwest United States. Offers intermodal services, including direct access to East Coast container ports and connections with other North American intermodal providers. Provides 'first and final mile' services through its Triple Crown service and Thoroughbred Bulk Transfer (TBT) for transload capabilities, as well as Thoroughbred Freight Transfer (TFT) for Less-than-Truckload (LTL) shipping. Commodities transported include intermodal, metals and construction, renewable fuels, coal, dimensional freight, and government freight.

Best for

Eastern North American intermodal, East Coast port access, first and final mile services, LTL shipping and diverse freight types