11th Annual Rail/lntermodal Roundtable: Looking for signs of NORMALCY

摘要

A year ago at this time, freight transportation was faced with turmoil on various fronts. One year later, the pandemic remains stubbornly intact, albeit the movement of goods has ostensibly found its footing over the past few months. However, that doesn't mean that things are rolling steadily along in the nation's rail carload and intermodal markets. While annual volumes and GDP comparisons are up, they're benchmarked against an incredibly uncertain and volatile period from a year ago. What's more, service levels for both modes are being affected by heavy congestion as well as equipment- and capacity-related challenges.