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Economy

Cirsium

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3. Not quite

Reply to SWBTATTReg (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 27, 2025, 04:38 PM

Feb 2025

Intermodal means that the same container goes on ship, rail and truck. Before the advent of intermodal containers freight needed to be unloaded and reloaded between ship, rail, and truck transit.

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AAR: U.S. Rail Traffic Down for Week 8 [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 OP

For those who don't know what intermodal means... SWBTATTReg Feb 2025 #1

Not quite Cirsium Feb 2025 #3

Interesting statistic I was not aware was gathered. . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2025 #2