New CN Intermodal Symbols
Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2020 12:51 pm
Hopefully this is the correct forum for this post:
CN has added a designation for some of its intermodal trains. What were all Q trains are now either Q or Z trains.
Z is for intermodal between two non-port terminals.
Q is for intermodal between a port terminal and either a port terminal or a non-port terminal.
Non-port terminals include: Toronto, Moterm, Chicago, Memphis, Edmonton and Calgary.
Port terminals include: Montreal, Halifax, Vancouver, Prince Rupert and Roberts’ Bank.
Apparently the Q/Z symbol metric is to track efficiencies in shipping times.
A Z149 can start from the Montreal intermodal terminal and a Q149 can start from the Port of Montreal etc...
We will see Q149s and Z149s as an example.
CN has added a designation for some of its intermodal trains. What were all Q trains are now either Q or Z trains.
Z is for intermodal between two non-port terminals.
Q is for intermodal between a port terminal and either a port terminal or a non-port terminal.
Non-port terminals include: Toronto, Moterm, Chicago, Memphis, Edmonton and Calgary.
Port terminals include: Montreal, Halifax, Vancouver, Prince Rupert and Roberts’ Bank.
Apparently the Q/Z symbol metric is to track efficiencies in shipping times.
A Z149 can start from the Montreal intermodal terminal and a Q149 can start from the Port of Montreal etc...
We will see Q149s and Z149s as an example.