A transportation system where truck trailers or containers are placed on railroad cars or ships for long-distance hauling, combining trucking and rail or maritime transport.
Blend of 'fish' (aquatic) and 'back' (carrying), originally a trademark for a rail-truck system that became genericized; the whimsical name referenced the idea of 'fishing' containers from trucks onto trains.
Fishyback was a real 1950s innovation that literally changed American logistics—it's why you see truck containers on trains today. The term captures that moment when transportation companies were trying to make intermodal shipping sound fun and accessible!
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