Intermodal transportation in the United States

History of transportation development has shown that when a new mode emerged, it was always utilized as a replacing or competing way rather than complementing other modes already in existence. Government policies and funding schemes have also been evolving by individual modes accordingly. Connecting and transferring problems arise as a result of lacking proper coordination between different modes. Intermodal transportation is an effective way of moving people and goods through more than one mode. Given the country's vast land area, increasing mobility, and concerns for a sustainable environment, intermodal is not only about moving people and goods, but also is an effective strategy in restructuring the existing transportation system in the United States.