Get access to 20 million consumers in Boston

Through our Worcester Intermodal Terminal just outside Boston, you can reach the 10th largest metropolitan area in the U.S. and beyond.  We can help you reach a market of 20 million consumers within a 150-mile radius of the Worcester Terminal with another 3.4 million to the south in Connecticut.

Boston is the largest city in New England, home to 4.5 million people, and the Greater Boston region includes seven Massachusetts counties, Rhode Island and parts of New Hampshire. 

Ship your imports to Boston from key ports

From the ports we serve, we can deliver your shipment in a week or less.  Your imports are moved on our high capacity doublestack main line from the key ports of Prince Rupert, Vancouver and Halifax to Boston.  It's true single line service, with extremely competitive transit times and rates.  We're committed to supporting your business growth and we're delivering everyday.

Transit Times to Worcester Intermodal Terminal
From Port of Prince Rupert	195 hours
From Port of Vancouver	179 hours
From Port of Halifax	105 hours

Prince Rupert - The port's container terminal can handle 750,000 TEUs with plans to expand capacity.  As the closest port to Asia, the traditional trans-Pacific sailing time is slashed by up to 58 hours.  From Shanghai to Boston, the transit time using CN through the port is just 19 days – saving four to six days compared to other transportation options.

Vancouver - Shipments are loaded onto CN trains at the port and moved on our high capacity rail line.

Halifax - The preferred connection with Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle East, Halifax is one full day closer to Europe than other east coast ports.

Benefit from our terminal advantages

CN's Worcester Intermodal Terminal offers you:

• High capacity, doublestack rail service
• 6 days per week service and 24/7 gate
• 2nd morning availability from Montreal
• 70,000 lifts per year
• Storage

Profit from backhaul opportunities

Open the door to a wealth of revenue-generating potential for backhaul opportunity, not only for finished goods, but for raw materials in high demand overseas.  Our rail network runs through the heart of regions rich in natural resources and commodities, including:

• Specialty grains
• Recovered paper
• Vehicles and automotive components
• Cotton
• Plastics
• Steel
• Soybeans and dry distilled grain (DDG)
• Logs, lumbers, pulp and paper
• Sulphur

Choose rail because it's cleaner and greener

Using rail for the long haul and truck for the short haul gives you more than an economical transportation solution.  For shipments over 1,600 kilometres, using intermodal transport cuts fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions by 65% relative to truck alone.  Use our enhanced GHG Calculator to get the estimated carbon emissions for your shipment. 

Contact our CN Intermodal expert today

If you need a seamless transportation solution for the shipment of your products, whether to or from Asia or Europe, contact our intermodal market expert, Chooi Li Low, at 905-760-5061or send her an email.