Frail Rail? Far From It

This article describes how coal haulage by rail is falling, but intermodal traffic is starting to fill the gap. The author explains how the rail freight industry is working hard to attract new customers. The article describes how railroad transportation is always in the news, be it fares, overcrowding, costs or Network Rail’s bonuses. Some of these may be important for freight, but beneath all this froth, freight traffic continues to grow, at least in the intermodal sector – even through the worst of the downturn. Intermodal has now replaced coal as the dominant mode of traffic.