Canadian Pacific announced it has launched a faster intermodal rail service between Toronto and Calgary. The new service offering cuts 20 hours from previous schedules.
“Customers are taking advantage of CP’s faster transit times in major intermodal corridors, and given Calgary’s importance as a Canadian distribution hub, improving this service is the next logical step,” said Jane O’Hagan, CP’s Executive Vice-President and Chief Marketing Officer. “We are helping our customers become more competitive in their own markets and offering previously unavailable options to business not currently shipping with CP.”
The 20-hour service improvement means the 3,400 kilometre distance from Toronto to Calgary will now take 64 hours. Last year CP shortened schedules from Vancouver to Chicago and Vancouver to Toronto. Initiatives like these will continue to improve asset utilization while meeting customer demands for supply-chain improvements.