Rail [beta]

With Vizion, you can track cargo on Class I railways across North America and seamlessly monitor your containers' entire journey within a consolidated API response. There's no need to create separate transactions for ocean and rail tracking.

A significant portion of US ocean import shipments doesn't end at marine terminals; rather, they're transported by rail to inland facilities. This occasionally results in visibility gaps, particularly when marine terminals lack significant Last Free Date or availability events.

We are filling in those gaps and providing you with real-time visibility, even in tight windows like inland rail yards where free time is more strict. Avoid demurrage headaches by staying informed every step of the way.

Supported railways

Name	Support	Location	Events Available	Notes
Union Pacific	Beta	North America	"Arrival, Departure, Discharge, ETA to Inland Destination, Equipment Available, Interchange, Last Free Day, Load"
BNSF	Beta	North America	"Arrival, Departure, Discharge, ETA to Inland Destination, Equipment Available, Interchange, Last Free Day, Load"
Norfolk Southern	Beta	North America	"Arrival, Departure, Discharge, ETA to Inland Destination, Equipment Available, Interchange, Last Free Day, Load"
CSX	Beta	North America	"Arrival, Departure, Discharge, ETA to Inland Destination, Equipment Available, Interchange, Last Free Day, Load"	"ETA, Available and LFD Require Ocean MBL #"
Canadian National	Beta	North America	"Arrival, Departure, Discharge, ETA to Inland Destination, Interchange, Last Free Day, Load"
Canadian Pacific	Beta	North America	"Arrival, Departure, Discharge, ETA to Inland Destination, Interchange, Last Free Day, Load"
Kansas City Southern	Requires LOA	North America

Rail events

With intermodal rail tracking enabled, container milestones reported by the railways will now be included in the API's reference update payload. Below, you will find the full list of milestone events that will be linked to a rail event within an API reference update payload in the order that they would typically occur.

Railway Milestone Event Name	Railway Milestone Event Description
Container available for pickup	The container has been cleared of holds and can be out-gated from the facility
Discharged from rail	Container has been discharged from rail, but the facility's relationship to the shipment is unknown
Discharged from rail at inland destination	Container has been discharged from rail at its terminal rail station. This is likely where the container will be picked up by truck
Discharged from rail at interchange facility	Container has been discharged from rail at an interchange facility. It will be loaded onto a new rail car, and possibly transferred from one operator to another (e.g., Union Pacific -> Norfolk Southern)
Free time to expire	Last date the container can remain on the railway premises before incurring demurrage charges
Loaded on rail	Container has been loaded on a railcar, but the facility's relationship to the shipment is unknown
Loaded on rail at destination port	Container has been loaded on a railcar at its final marine terminal
Loaded on rail at interchange facility	Container has been loaded on a railcar at an interchange facility. This could be a transfer from one railcar to another by the same operator (e.g. Union Pacific), or it could be a transfer from one operator to another (e.g., Union Pacific -> Norfolk Southern)
Rail arrival	The railcar moving a container has arrived at a facility, but the facility's relationship to the shipment is unknown
Rail arrival at inland destination	The railcar moving a container has arrived at its terminal rail station
Rail arrival at interchange facility	The railcar moving a container has arrived at an interchange facility and will be discharged to be loaded onto another railcar
Rail arrived at destination	The train has arrived at its final inland rail facility
Rail departure	The railcar moving a container has departed a facility whose relationship to the shipment is unknown
Rail departure from destination port	The railcar moving a container has departed from the marine terminal
Rail departure from interchange facility	The railcar moving a container has departed from an interchange facility

Enabling Rail events

Please contact support if you are interested in taking advantage of this offering.