BNSF Offers New Express Carload Service (Map Updated 10/2)

Customers using the new service, which will have “speeds comparable to over the road options,” could include those shipping high-consumption products, including items like food and beverage, lumber, and other building materials, according to the Class I railroad.

Among service’s benefits: cutting transit time in half compared to traditional rail, including three-day transit from Spokane to Denver, and providing departures from Spokane three days per week (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday), BNSF said. Additionally, the route utilizes the new Sandpoint Junction Connector in Idaho. 

“This new express service option … builds upon our wide array of reliable service offerings and broad network reach already available to our customers,” BNSF Group Vice President of Industrial Products Colby Tanner said during the announcement. “We look forward to continuing to help our customers grow their business by providing more options in accessing some of the country’s biggest and fastest growing inland markets.”