Fact Friday: Texas Intermodal Freight

• Intermodal Rail Facilities In 2010, more than 7.4 million tons of intermodal rail freight were shipped from Texas, ranking the state third in the nation.

• Two Class I railroads, Union Pacific and BNSF, operate intermodal facilities at the Port of Houston, the nation’s second busiest seaport. Barbours Cut, one of the port’s two container terminals, provides six roll-on/roll-off ship berths, 26 truck lanes, and more than 42 acres of rail spur and track. 

• Two master-planned logistics complexes, Fort Worth’s Alliance Texas and San Antonio’s Port San Antonio, integrate high-capacity industrial airports, Class I rail terminals, and direct access to interstate highways.

From the office of the State of Texas Governor