BNSF to start Pacific Northwest to Memphis intermodal container service

BNSF to start Pacific Northwest to Memphis intermodal container service BNSF Railway Co. will in January reintroduce an intermodal container service from the Pacific Northwest region to Memphis.
   'BNSF is pleased to offer its ocean carrier customers and their shippers another North American gateway for goods moving between Asia and the rapidly growing Southeast market as well as the rest of BNSF's expansive intermodal network,' said Fred Malesa, BNSF's vice president, international intermodal marketing.
   'Expanded market coverage from the ports of Tacoma and Seattle, coupled with improved velocity, are just a few of the advantages customers will enjoy with this service,' Malesa said.
   BNSF also serves Chicago, St. Paul, Denver and Omaha from the Pacific Northwest.