Union Pacific Celebrates Its Newest Intermodal Terminal in the Heart of America � Kansas City
The Kansas City Intermodal Terminal provides regional shippers seamless access to growing markets

Union Pacific Railroad officially cut the ribbon for its new Kansas City Intermodal Terminal. From left, Ryan Steinbach, assistant vice president-Premium; Kari Kirchhoefer, senior vice president-Marketing and Sales; Kenny Rocker, executive vice president-Marketing and Sales; Hunsdon Cary, vice president-Premium; Laura Heisterkamp, assistant vice president-Premium; and Zach Russell, general manager-Premium.
The Kansas City Intermodal Terminal (KCIT) is strategically located near several key highway and interstate arteries that will provide shippers seamless access to Union Pacific’s intermodal rail network, with fast, truck-competitive transit times.
“This new terminal reflects our commitment to building for the future and providing our customers with convenient and cost-effective access to the
The terminal will serve both domestic and international containerized shipments of grains, consumer goods, refrigerated products, and auto parts in the Midwest region, and will help to convert more truck traffic to rail, which will reduce congestion on the nation’s highways and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
The new terminal also will significantly increase Union Pacific’s local capacity with room available for future growth. It includes two new paved parking lots, additional working tracks for peak efficiency and will feature precision gate technology, providing truckers with automatic entry and exit.
Union Pacific also announced it will shift its KCIT domestic service from the Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) terminal in
Making the change to City of Industry will complement the KCIT terminal and allow for expanded market access, efficient drayage management and enhanced logistics planning. Units originating in
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