The morning of Tuesday, July 15, 2025, was foggy in Huntington when a southbound CSX freight train headed toward town on tracks along the Ohio River. The train pulled several cars of track maintenance equipment and dozens of tank cars. Fog sets a moody scene as CSX freight train rolls through town
The morning of Tuesday, July 15, 2025, was foggy in Huntington when a southbound CSX freight train headed toward town on tracks along the Ohio River. The train pulled several cars of track maintenance equipment and dozens of tank cars. Fog sets a moody scene as CSX freight train rolls through town
CSX Corp. and BNSF on Friday announced joint intermodal services connecting the East and Pacific coasts. The deal is not a merger similar to the one CSX competitor Norfolk Southern and BNSF competitor Union Pacific announced last month.
Services listed in the agreement include:
The introduction of new, coast-to-coast, direct domestic intermodal services between Southern California and Charlotte, North Carolina and Jacksonville, Florida.
In addition, a new service will be launched between Phoenix, Arizona, and Atlanta, Georgia, aiming to convert over-the-road (OTR) freight to rail through a seamless product between the two railroads.
The introduction of new direct international intermodal services between the Port of New York and New Jersey, and Norfolk, Virginia and Kansas City.
Details about each of the new services will be announced soon, the two railroads said in a joint statement.
Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific said the merger will create the first true transcontinental railroad and reduce costs and shipping times for long-distance shipments.
CSX has come under pressure from investors lately to find a western railroad to merge with. Several labor unions and shipping groups have said they will oppose the Norfolk Southern-Union Pacific merger when those two railroads file necessary paperwork with the Surface Transportation Board later this year.
In their statement, CSX and BNSF said, ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œThese new, customer-focused service products will offer immediate value for customers by increasing flexibility and optionality, while delivering integrated service for freight moving across the U.S.ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥
In the statement, Drew Johnson, vice president of intermodal sales and marketing at CSX, said, ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œThrough this new connectivity, CSX and BNSF are connecting Western and Eastern U.S. markets, creating faster, more reliable service.
ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œTogether, weÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™re opening access to key markets and strengthening options for our mutual customers.ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥
