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You rent out a container at a time, then pay the RR a linehaul rate to move it for you. The "retail" rate for most containers starts at $15 per day (for the period that you have the on the street), but during peak season, they set up the cost to escalate such that they might cost $15/day for the first 5 days, then it goes up to $50/day for the next 5, then $100 per day after that. Pretty pricy. <br /> <br />The RR linehauls differ considerable and tend to follow lines of supply and demand. For instance, demand for space on a stack train is high out of So. California (LA) so prices are higher. The same applies to shipments in domestic containers (48' or 53') and/or trailers from Chicago going East to New England or New Jersey / NY. These are called "Head-Haul" markets. However, going in the opposite direction ( NY to Chicago) is called a "Back-Haul" lane and you get a cheaper rate because there is more equipment than freight. On a national basis, you could expect to pay an intermodal company around a buck-a-mile to move your box. Again, its more in some lanes, less in others and hits that average. <br /> <br />If you have a product that you can put into a 20', 40' or 45' steamship box, and if you can load an empty back to a port area, you'll get a real deal. This works well for products that are heavy, but not bulky.
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