Title will go here. The Ecorail Alternative Ecorail is a federally chartered railroad and wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian National Railway, using Bi-Modal technology.
Current service runs daily between Toronto and Montreal, with nightly departure and morning arrival.
Additional corridors are currently being explored. A cost-effective option. Ecorail provides a truck-like service where conventional intermodal is not competitive on service or price. Ecorail achieves its cost effectiveness through controlling equipment and terminal operating costs, negotiating a favourable labour agreement, and contracting out to local trucking, terminal operations and equipment repair businesses. The driving forces behind Ecorail are several.