Early Intermodal

Railroading and trucking have been clashing — and cooperating — since the 1950s, and TRAINS magazine has been covering it all along. Read “Trains vs. trucks” from our March 2007 issue for more insight. This Trains Express includes seven stories from the Trains magazine archive:
• “Even highway trailers are going by rail” August 1952
• “Are freight trains too long?” December 1958
• “Piggyback: boom or bust?” March 1954
• “Piggyback champ” September 1956
• “What price piggyback?” May 1960
• “The paraphernalia of piggyback” June 1960
• “Piggyback: Where do we go from here?” February 1986
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