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PUGET SOUND INTERMODAL

BNSF & UP rail drayage in Seattle and Tacoma

SP Logistics moves rail and intermodal containers between local ramps and receivers. Dispatch coordinates release timing, chassis or power-only requirements, appointments, delivery access, and equipment return.

Aerial view of intermodal rail tracks and containers in Tacoma

Rail ramps and intermodal work

BNSF SIG

Seattle International Gateway release, chassis, appointment, receiver, and closeout planning.

BNSF Seattle

Seattle-side BNSF pickup and delivery reviewed against the correct ramp, release, equipment, and receiver instructions.

UP Tacoma

Tacoma intermodal release, chassis or power-only fit, receiver delivery, and Tacoma yard timing when needed.

UP Seattle

Seattle rail pickup, regional receiver appointments, driver-hour fit, and interchange or return instructions.

Information for a rail quote

  • Rail ramp, unit or container number, release status, and available date or LFD.
  • Equipment type, size, weight, chassis source, interchange terms, and insurance requirements.
  • Delivery address, receiver contact, appointment, access, and unload or drop method.
  • Chassis return, equipment return, interchange, POD, and final closeout instructions.

53FT Power Only Support

A 53-foot trailer or intermodal unit is reviewed as rail/intermodal or power-only work, separate from standard ocean-terminal drayage. Send the ramp, lane, unit, equipment, interchange, insurance, receiver, and return requirements.

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Delivery and return planning

Rail release does not by itself confirm the full move. Receiver timing, live-unload or drop requirements, chassis use, driver hours, and equipment return must fit the schedule.

Tacoma yard timing

Tacoma yard staging may bridge a gap between rail pickup and final delivery when capacity, loaded status, equipment, duration, and receiver timing fit.

Rail move plan

Which rail instruction controls the intermodal move?

BNSF Puget Sound intermodal facilities are distinct: SIG, South Seattle at 12400 51st Place South, Seattle, WA 98178, and Tacoma South at 1738 Milwaukee Way, Tacoma, WA 98421. For SIG, use the exact address, gate, release, and interchange instruction shown on the current shipment record.

SP Logistics reviews rail pickup, receiver delivery, chassis or 53FT Power Only Support, and closeout.

Confirm for dispatch

  • Which rail facility appears on the current instruction?
  • What unit, release, available date, and equipment plan apply?
  • What receiver, interchange, and return requirements apply?

Request a BNSF or UP rail drayage quote

Include the ramp, release, unit, equipment, weight, receiver appointment, and return plan.