BNSF加紧为回升的铁路运输市场服务
BNSF铁路公司（美国伯灵顿北方圣太菲铁路运输公司）正在加紧努力，以满足激增的需求。
该公司官员本周在 "Rail Talk "博客中说，I类公司的车辆运输速度提高了14%，同时处理了创纪录的运输量。
BNSF官员说，车辆制造商正在 "全力以赴 "地工作，以满足疫情后对机车和车辆的需求。
"消费品营销助理副总裁Michael Wade说："我们知道，加快全行业的运输速度是满足近期铁路运输的更高需求的关键，BNSF正在大步走来，尽我们的力量帮助加快速度。
为了应对需求，BNSF增加了一个专门的运营设计团队，专门致力于提高列车运输速度和客户体验。此外，该铁路公司已经：
- 确定了在传统的双层自动车道上部署Auto-Max车队的创新方法，从而减少了对双层自动车的依赖，并将更多的双层自动车返回到等待铁路车辆供应的原点；
- 购买了740辆双层车辆，以补充其在TTX公司的车队；
- 恢复其专用列车网络。在大流行期间，当运输量下降时，I类公司有意将列车运输转移到其汽车运输网络，这意味着自动包装车与其他商品一起乘坐混合货运列车。现在，汽车运输量正在增加，BNSF正在将其汽车单元列车返回到网络中；以及
- 最近推出了铁路车辆管理工具，为制造商和列车司机提供所需的可见性，以改善目的地设施的流动性。BNSF官员说，这一行动有助于减少装载的铁路车辆在等待卸货空间时的停留。
BNSF Railway Co. is ramping up efforts to serve the surging demand for new cars.
The Class I has logged a 14% improvement in automotive velocity in the current quarter while handling record volumes, company officials said this week in a "Rail Talk" blog.
Auto manufacturers are working "at full tilt" to meet a post-pandemic demand for new cars and vehicles, BNSF officials said.
"We know that speeding up industry-wide car velocity is the key to meeting near-term higher demand for vehicle shipments, and BNSF is taking strides to do our part to help accelerate velocity," said Michael Wade, assistant vice president of consumer products marketing.
To respond to demand, BNSF added a dedicated operational design team focused solely on improving automotive velocity and customer experience. In addition, the railroad has:
• identified creative ways to deploy its Auto-Max fleet in traditional bi-level autorack car lanes, which reduces reliance on bi-levels and returning more bi-levels to origin points awaiting rail-car supply;
• purchased 740 bi-level autorack cars to supplement its fleet in the TTX Co. pool;
• restored its dedicated automotive network. When volumes declined during the pandemic, the Class I intentionally moved vehicle shipments to its carload network, meaning autorack cars traveled on mixed-freight trains with other commodities. Now that automotive volumes are increasing, BNSF is returning its automotive unit trains to the network; and
• recently launched rail-car pipeline management tools to provide manufacturers and truckers with the visibility needed to improve the fluidity of destination facilities. The action helps reduce dwell on loaded rail cars waiting for space to unload, BNSF officials said.
