Express Lane

Express Lane is our expedited rail service for transporting produce and other food products between the West Coast and certain points on the East Coast. It's fast, efficient and designed to get your products to market quickly using the cost effectiveness of rail.

Fresh, Fast and Headed Your Way
Express Lane was designed by CSX and Union Pacific to expedite perishable foods from California and the Pacific Northwest to the East Coast. Express Lane has now moved over 6 million tons of product and continues to offer shippers an expedited alternative to the high cost of other methods of moving freight.

Equipment
Express Lane uses boxcars owned by Union Pacific. Much of this equipment features:

Carrier Ultima Refrigerated Rail Units
Satellite Tracking
+/- 2-Degree Set Point Variance
Fresh Air Exchange
Remote Sensoring
Remote Diagnostic Testing and Pretripping

Transit Times

Destination Markets	Transit Time from Idaho	Transit Time from Wash/Oregon	Transit Time from California
Chicago, Ill.	6 days	7 days	8 days
St. Louis, Mo.	6 days	7 days	8 days
New York, N.Y.	9 days	11 days	12 days
Boston, Mass.	9 days	11 days	12 days
Pittsburgh, Pa.	10 days	12 days	13 days
Philadelphia, Pa.	11 days	13 days	14 days
Atlanta, Ga.	12 days	14 days	15 days
Florida destinations	15-17 days	15-17 days	15-17 days

Additional Services
Union Pacific Distribution Services (UPDS) personnel monitor Express Lane shipments each day of transit. UPDS personnel will also proactively coordinate the following services:

Shipment releases
Transit time monitoring on a through basis
Problem resolution
Data analysis/corrective actions
Equipment supply
Shipment management
Load consolidation
Customized traffic reports
Warehousing
Crossdocking transfers
Local pickup and deliveries

Pricing
For pricing, go the UPDS website or contact Erin Laguio at 904-366-4567.