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If you've been searching for Via Rail Shipping Container costs, here's the first thing you need to know: Via Rail Canada is a passenger rail company.

Ask most people what travels by train and you'll get the same answers: coal, grain, maybe cars. And they're not wrong-those are the heavyweigh

Here's a question that comes up in almost every shipping conversation: Is it actually cheaper to put my cargo on a truck or a train? The honest an

If you've ever heard the term "truck train" and pictured a truck pulling a line of trailers down a highway, you're not wrong-but you're only seeing ha

Ever watched a train roll past and noticed a line of tall, enclosed wagons with cars stacked inside? That's an automobile carrier train-and it's one o

When people hear "rail transportation," they usually picture one thing: a long train of containers rolling through the countryside. That's part of the

If you've ever booked a shipment and wondered why one provider quotes a rate like it's published on a billboard while another wants a signed contract

When you book a shipment, it's easy to think the company you're talking to is the one moving your goods. Sometimes that's true. Often, it isn't. In lo

Ask ten shippers what a "carrier" is, and you'll get ten different answers. Some mean the shipping line that owns the vessel. Some mean the airline. S

Let's clear something up right away: there is no such thing as a "C train" in the world of container shipping. If you've heard the t

Let's start with a question that every importer eventually asks: Is it actually safe to put my cargo on a train? It's a fair question. Trains

If you've ever stood at a rail yard watching a train stacked two containers high roll past, you might have wondered: what do you actually call tha