Intermodal freight transport

Intermodal freight transport is like playing with a toy train set, but in real life. Imagine you have a train set with different pieces of track, trains, and trucks. Now imagine each piece of track is a road or rail line, the trains are big shipping containers, and the trucks are used to move the shipping containers between the tracks and their final destination.

This is exactly how intermodal freight transport works! Shipping containers, which are big metal boxes that can hold things like clothes, food, or toys, are loaded onto a train or a truck to be transported from one city or country to another. The containers themselves are like giant boxes that can fit onto the back of a truck, onto a train car, or onto a cargo ship.

The best thing about intermodal freight transport is that it's faster and cheaper! One train or truck can carry many shipping containers at the same time, meaning less fuel is used and fewer drivers are needed to move the same amount of goods as compared to using individual trucks. The shipping containers are also designed to be secure and safe, so they can protect what's inside during the journey.

By using intermodal freight transport, businesses can move their goods across long distances quickly, efficiently, and cost-effectively. And that's how toy trains can teach us about the real-world transportation of goods!