The White Pass and Yukon Route railway acquired the world's first container ship, the Clifford J. Rogers, built in 1955, and introduced containers to its railway in 1956.
Intermodal freight trains, such as Pacer Stacktrains, use container well cars in groups of three to five cars, connected as a unit with standard North American trucks between the individual well cars.
MDT also entered the Intermodal freight transport business, and purchased 572 container flats (intended mainly for use in mail service on passenger trains) between 1958 and 1965.
Pacer Stacktrain is a provider of wholesale intermodal transportation services in North America.
As of 2007, BNSF and government agencies in Washington state are committed to enlarging Stampede Tunnel to accommodate larger intermodal freight cars.
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The Thames Hub combines rail, freight logistics, aviation, renewable energy and its transmission, flood protection and regional development in the Thames Estuary and connects this infrastructure to a trade and utilities spine that runs the length of the UK.