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2 Types of Mergers Ans✓✓✓ side-by-side combination


end-to-end merger


3PL's and Rail Ans✓✓✓ responsible for intermodal traffic


local drayage


help with int'l freight when rail is a part of the journey


Advantages of Intermodal Service Ans✓✓✓ more reliable


faster transit times


more accessible than rail by itself


low cost than just trucks alone


Boxcar Ans✓✓✓ door in middle that opens, top and sides, can put
boxes inside


Captive Shipper Ans✓✓✓ when there is only 1 RR between two cities

, RR could cut the service if there isnt enough demand


can increase price since there's no competition


Carload Ans✓✓✓ basic unit of measurement for rail


seeing a decline due to increasing average car size, improving
productivity


Class I Railroads Ans✓✓✓ - Union Pacific (largest by size)
- BNSF
- Canadian National
- Canadian Pacific
- CSX
- Kansas City Southern
- Norfolk Southern


Constraints of Railroads Ans✓✓✓ fixed right-of-ways


service limitations


Covered Hopper Car Ans✓✓✓ has top, sloping sides, releases out of
the bottom

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