intermodal
adjective
in·ter·mod·al
ˌin-tər-ˈmō-dəl 
1
: being or involving transportation by more than one form of carrier during a single journey
2
: used for intermodal transport
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The tractor-trailer pulling a intermodal container was traveling in the right lane of I-95 north when, for an unknown reason, the driver, identified a 40-year-old man from Kindred, Florida, turned the truck to the right and onto the off-ramp, state police said.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2024
Monday morning, The Hop streetcar pulled slowly into the intermodal station stop, just one block south of the Baird Center, where the Republican National Convention had been holding events for over two hours.
—Zoe Jaeger, Journal Sentinel, 17 July 2024
By the end of this build-out, CN’s new Minooka rail yard would rival in size the intermodal yards that BNSF Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad operate in nearby Elwood and Joliet.
BNSF is also planning an additional intermodal yard in the adjoining town of Wilmington.
—John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2024
The 900 acres on which CN is planning its intermodal and warehouse complex now consists of gently rolling woodlands and corn and soybean fields.
—John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2024
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2024
Monday morning, The Hop streetcar pulled slowly into the intermodal station stop, just one block south of the Baird Center, where the Republican National Convention had been holding events for over two hours.
—Zoe Jaeger, Journal Sentinel, 17 July 2024
By the end of this build-out, CN’s new Minooka rail yard would rival in size the intermodal yards that BNSF Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad operate in nearby Elwood and Joliet.
BNSF is also planning an additional intermodal yard in the adjoining town of Wilmington.
—John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2024
The 900 acres on which CN is planning its intermodal and warehouse complex now consists of gently rolling woodlands and corn and soybean fields.
—John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2024
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“Intermodal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intermodal. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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