Norfolk Southern

Bar chart of eastbound intermodal container transit times through Chicago, grouped in five-hour brackets from under 5 hours to over 50 hours. BNSF-to-CSX traffic is concentrated in the 5–10 hour bracket at 52%, while BNSF-to-NS traffic is spread across longer brackets with 14% in the 5–10 hour range.

BNSF, CSX, Freight Rail, Intermodal, Logistics, Norfolk Southern, RailState, Technology

How Bad is the Rail Bottleneck in Chicago?

May 4, 2026 ddevoe

More than half of BNSF-to-CSX containers cross Chicago in less than 10 hours, RailState data shows.

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