Railroads questions with accurate answers
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
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