A container leaves Hamburg by truck, a gantry crane lifts it onto a rail wagon at an inland terminal, and a second truck delivers it to the consignee in Munich – the cargo never leaves the box.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermodal_freight_transport
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