UMAX is a domestic interline intermodal freight transport program that provides shipping and logistics of containers.[1][2] The program is a partnership; its parent companies are Union Pacific Railroad and CSX.[1]

UMAX
Company typeFreight interline partnership
IndustryTransportation
Area served
United States
Products53 foot containers
ServicesIntermodal freight transportation
Logistics
ParentUnion Pacific & CSX
Websitehttps://www.up.com/customers/intermodal/umax/index.htm

Launched March 29, 2010, UMAX has a fleet of over 20,000 domestic 53 ft (16 m) containers.[3] The service traverses major cities throughout the United States.[2][3]

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  1. ^ a b "CSX, Union Pacific create UMAX container program". refrigeratedtransporter.com. February 26, 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "UMAX Domestic Container Program". UP.com. Union Pacific. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "CSX Intermodal and Union Pacific Railroad Announce UMAX Domestic Interline Container Program". CSX.com (Press release). Jacksonville, Florida; Omaha, Nebraska: CSX Corporation. February 24, 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2016.