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CSX, BNSF Join NS-UP in Transcontinental Tie-up
[ August 22, 2025 // Gary Burrows ]CSX Corp. and BNSF said Aug. 22 they are introducing several direct, coast-to-coast intermodal services, following Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announcement July 29 to create a transcontinental railroad.
Jacksonville, Florida based CSX and BNSF, based in Fort Worth, Texas, said their partnership will deliver “flexibility, efficiency and value for their customers.
New services will include:
• Coast-to-coast direct intermodal services between Southern California and Charlotte, North Carolina, and Jacksonville, Florida.
• Service between Phoenix, and Atlanta, aiming to convert over-the-road freight to rail through a seamless product between the two railroads.
• Direct international intermodal services between the Port of New York and New Jersey, and Norfolk, Virginia, and Kansas City.
Between Phoenix and Flagstaff, two new 10,000-foot sidings will further support this growing market by enabling more efficient meet/pass operations on the route connecting to BNSF’s Southern Transcon.
“We are looking forward to these offerings providing immediate, streamlined service to the supply chain across key markets nationwide,” said Jon Gabriel, BNSF group vice president of consumer products.
“Through this new connectivity, CSX and BNSF are connecting western and eastern U.S. markets, creating faster, more reliable service,” said Drew Johnson, vice president, intermodal sales and marketing at CSX. “Together, we’re opening access to key markets and strengthening options for our mutual customers.”
The railroads said further details about each of these new services will be announced soon.
CSX provides rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services across a broad array of markets, including energy, industrial, construction, agricultural and consumer products. The nearly 200-year-old company’s network connects every major metropolitan area in the eastern U.S., more than 240 short-line railroads and more than 70 ocean, river and lake ports.
BNSF operates about 32,500 route miles of track in 28 states and operates in three Canadian provinces. BNSF is one of the top transporters of consumer goods, grain and agricultural products, low-sulfur coal, and industrial goods such as petroleum, chemicals, housing materials, food and beverages.
UP and NS said they intend to knit together their networks to create a US$250 billion enterprise covering more than 50,000 route miles across 43 states and about 100 ports.
Both deals will require regulatory approvals from the U.S. Transportation Administration.
