Intermodal is a term that refers to more than one mode of transport. For example, passenger stations which provides transfers between buses and trains are described as intermodal. See: Intermodal passenger transport. This article describes intermodal as applied to the transportation of freight in a container or vehicle, using multiple modes of transportation (rail, ocean carrier and truck), without any handling of the freight itself when changing modes. The advantage of using containers is that it reduces cargo handling, and so improves security, reduces damages and loss, and allows freight to be transported faster. Mode has several meanings: In statistics, the mode is the value that has the largest number of observations, namely the most frequent value or values. ... Did you mean? decal Population transfer Manhattan Transfer List of Latin words with English derivatives Transfer (movie) Electron transfer Fare transfer A technique in propaganda This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... TheBus, established by Mayor Frank Fasi, is Honolulus only public transit system. ... There are various types of trains designed for particular purposes, see rail transport operations. ... A taxi serving as a bus Public transport comprises all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles. ... Cargo is a term used to denotes goods or produce being transported generally for commercial gain, usually on a ship, plane, train or lorry. ... Containerization is a system of intermodal cargo transport using standard ISO containers that can be loaded on container ships, railroad cars, and trucks. ... Rail can mean: Rail tracks, see also third rail Rail transport A Railroad-related periodical For the group of birds called rails, see Rallidae For the Mayfair Games board games, see Crayon Rails For rail in electronics, see . ... The driver of a car transporter truck prepares to offload Skoda Octavia cars in Cardiff, Wales For further uses of the word truck, see Truck (disambiguation). ...

History

Pallets made their first major appearance during World War II, when the United States military assembled freight on pallets, allowing fast transfer between warehouses, trucks, trains, ships, and aeroplanes. Because no freight handling was required, fewer personnel were required and loading times were decreased. A wooden pallet For the fictional town in the Pokémon series of games, named after an artists palette, see Pallet Town. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb. ... The driver of a car transporter truck prepares to offload Skoda Octavia cars in Cardiff, Wales For further uses of the word truck, see Truck (disambiguation). ... There are various types of trains designed for particular purposes, see rail transport operations. ... Italian ship-rigged vessel Amerigo Vespucci in New York harbor, 1976. ... This article refers to the tool of travel. ...

Truck trailers were first carried by railway after World War II, an arrangement often called "piggyback". The Canadian Pacific Railway was a pioneer in piggyback transport, becoming the first North American railway to introduce the service in 1952. Trailer has the following definitions: Trailer is an unpowered vehicle pulled by one with an engine A movie trailer or theatrical trailer is an advertisement for an upcoming cinematic feature Teaser trailer are truncated movie trailers used to generate hype on big-budget movies. ... The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. ... It has been suggested that Northern America be merged into this article or section. ... 1952 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

Containers in the port of Kotka (Finland) on the Baltic Sea.

While rudimentary freight containers, then known as lift vans, were used in the United States as early as 1911, it was not until the 1950s that containers started to revolutionize freight transportation. One pioneering railway was the White Pass and Yukon Route, who acquired the world's first container ship, the Clifford J. Rogers, built in 1955, and introduced containers to its railway in 1956. Starting in the 1960s the use of containers increased steadily. Standards for containers were issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) between 1968 and 1970, ensuring interchangeability between different modes of transportation worldwide. The containers became known as ISO containers for this reason. Containers in the port of Kotka (Finland) on the Baltic Sea. ... Containers in the port of Kotka (Finland) on the Baltic Sea. ... Kotka (finnish Eagle) is a town and municipality of Finland. ... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainlands of Northern Europe, Eastern Europe, Central Europe, and the Danish islands. ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... The White Pass and Yukon Route (WP&Y, WP&YR) (AAR reporting mark WPY) is a narrow gauge railroad linking the port of Skagway, Alaska with Whitehorse, the capital of Canadas Yukon Territory. ... Container ship Rita being loaded at Copenhagen; note crew standing on deck, and stacks of containers on shore. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Logo of the International Organization for Standardization The International Organization for Standardization (ISO or iso) is an international standard-setting body made up of representatives from national standards bodies. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

In the United States of America, rail intermodal traffic tripled between 1980 and 2002, according to the Association of American Railroads, from 3.1 million trailers and containers to 9.3 million. 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Organization stubs | Rail transport | Industry trade groups ...

Equipment

Containers, also known as intermodal containers or as ISO containers because the dimensions have been defined by the ISO, are the main type of equipment used in intermodal transport, particularly when one of the modes of transportation is by ship. Containers are eight feet wide by eight feet six inches high. Their length is usually either 20 feet, 40 feet, or 45 feet, although other lengths exist. They are made out of steel and can be stacked on top of each other. They can be carried by truck, rail, container ship, or aeroplane. // Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon being the primary alloying material. ...

Some variations on the standard container exist. Open-topped versions covered by a fabric curtain are used to transport larger loads. A container called a tanktainer, consisting of a tank fitted inside a standard container, allows liquids to be carried. Refrigerated containers are used for perishables. There is also the swap body, which is typically used for road and rail transport, as they are built too lightly to be stacked. They have folding legs under their frame so that they can be moved between trucks without using a crane. A Swap body is a standard freight container which is usually built too lightly too be stacked, or to be lifted from the top, unlike the more widespread shipping containers. ...

Truck trailers are often used for freight that is transported primarily by road and rail. Typically, regular trailers can be used, and do not need to be specially designed. When travelling by rail, trailers are transported on railway flatcars, an arrangement called "piggyback". FEC 37066 passing Glen Haven, Wisconsin, on the Mississippi River, is carrying two containers. ...

A newer method of transporting trailers has been developed by Road-Railer Corporation, which is owned by Norfolk Southern Railway. When the trailers are transported on rail, railway wheel assemblies are placed between the trailers, in effect turning the trailers into one large articulated railway car. This method is faster than carrying trailers on flatcars and requires no extra railway cars, but the trailers need to be specially designed. Norfolk Southern Corporation (AAR reporting mark NS) (NYSE: NSC) is a US publicly-traded stock corporation based in Norfolk, Virginia. ...

Vehicles

Container ship "CMA CGM Balzac" in the port of Zeebrugge Belgium.

Container ships are used to transport containers by sea. These vessels are custom-built to hold containers. Some vessels can hold thousands of containers. Their capacity is often measured in TEU or FEU. These initials stand for "twenty feet equivalent unit", and "forty feet equivalent unit", respectively. For example, a vessel that can hold 1,000 40-foot containers or 2,000 20-foot containers can be said to have a capacity of 1,000 FEU or 2,000 TEU. Download high resolution version (2048x915, 100 KB)Containership CMA CGM Balzac in the port of Zeebrugge Belgium. ... Download high resolution version (2048x915, 100 KB)Containership CMA CGM Balzac in the port of Zeebrugge Belgium. ...

In North America, containers are often shipped by rail in well cars. These cars resemble flatcars but have a container-sized depression, or well, in the middle of the car. This depression allows for sufficient clearance to allow two containers to be loaded in the car, one on top of the other. In Europe, stricter railway height restrictions prohibit containers from being stacked two high, and containers are hauled one high either on standard flatcars or other rail cars. World map showing location of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ...

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