Union Pacific To Expedite Delivery of Consumer Goods from Port Houston to Five Inland Markets in U.S.

OMAHA, Neb., May 30, 2023

OMAHA, Neb., May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting June 1, 2023, international shippers will be able to deliver TVs, cell phones and other consumer goods quicker and more efficiently to consumers, as Union Pacific Railroad expands its services at Port Houston to allow intermodal containers to be loaded directly onto railcars and transported by rail to five key metropolitan markets in the United States.

Union Pacific's new service at Barbours Cut Container Terminal at Port Houston will provide customers direct rail access to five of the nation's fastest growing metropolitan intermodal markets in Denver, Salt Lake City, Oakland, Los Angeles, and El Paso, reducing truck traffic on our nation's highways and greenhouse gas emissions.

It also will eliminate the need for containers to be trucked approximately 30 miles from the port to the nearest rail facility in Houston for loading onto rail cars, reducing highway congestion in the Houston area.

"Union Pacific is always looking for ways to save our customers time, while providing them more options and greater ease to our rail network," said Kari Kirchhoefer, senior vice president – Premium, Marketing and Sales. "The new on-dock terminal service provides additional routing options to key metropolitan markets, while helping customers enhance their efficiency."

A single freight train can take several hundred trucks off the nation's highways – a win for communities and customers working to reduce their environmental footprint.