Domestic Intermodal Steel Wheel Conversions

Announcement Number: PR2025-12
Categories: Domestic Intermodal Price and Service
Posted Date: January 28, 2025

Dear Premium Customers, 

Union Pacific is pleased to announce changes to our steel wheel offerings out of various origins. Three lanes will be updated from rubber tire to steel wheel while four lanes will transition from steel wheel to rubber tire. 

All conversions align volume with the most effective service offering to support a consistent and reliable service product.   

Lanes to transition FROM rubber tire interchange TO steel wheel interchange in Chicago: 

Effective February 5, 2025, the following lanes will be converted to steel wheel interchange.

  • City of Industry to CSX Cleveland
    • The last day to ingate at City of Industry will be February 4, 2025, at 1430 PST
    • All units will need to ingate at LATC thereafter.
  • City of Industry to CSX Cincinnati
    • The last day to ingate at City of Industry will be February 4, 2025, at 1430 PST
    • All units will need to ingate at LATC thereafter.
  • Mesquite to CSX Chambersburg 

Lanes to transition FROM steel wheel interchange TO rubber tire interchange in Chicago 

Effective February 5, 2025, the following lanes will be converted to UP sponsored rubber tire interchange.

  • Brooklyn to CSX Chambersburg
  • Brooklyn to CSX Springfield
  • Brooklyn to NS Croxton
  • TacSim to CSX Springfield 

Thank you for choosing Union Pacific for your intermodal transportation needs. If you have any questions, please contact your Union Pacific Sales Representative. 

Sincerely,

Premium Marketing and Sales