Rail freight industry news
The latest news from the worldwide rail freight and logistics industry, including heavy haul, intermodal and wagonload haulage operations, rail freight technology and investment, from Railway Gazette International.
High-volume rail terminal opens to support construction of Meta AI data centre
USA: USA Rail Terminal has opened a train-to-lorry transloading facility at Monroe in Louisiana to support the construction of what will be Facebook owner Meta’s largest data centre.
Nigerian Railway Corp is out of intensive care and ‘ready to fly’
NIGERIA: Nigerian Railway Corp has moved out of the intensive care unit and is now ‘ready to fly’, Managing Director Dr Kayode Opeifa said in January when he set out ambitions to expand the network, attract private finance and use cleaner fuels.
Heavy Haul Rail launches as CMA CGM completes Freightliner acquisition
UK: Freightliner’s intermodal and bulk freight activities have parted ways, with the acquisition of the Freightliner brand and the intermodal operations by maritime and inland logistics group CMA CGM.
Bogie-mounted wagon condition monitoring technology partnership launched
EUROPE: Greenbrier Leasing Europe is to install Amsted Digital Solutions IQ Series gateways on all its new wagons to enable users to benefit from condition-based maintenance.
Japanese high speed train converted to carry freight
JAPAN: A Series E3 high speed trainset which has been converted to carry freight will enter service on East Japan Railway’s 500 km Tōhoku route between Morioka and Tokyo on March 23.
Rail-air service speeds up time-sensitive Japanese exports
JAPAN: Air freight company JAL Cargo has partnered with high speed train operator East Japan Railway to transport time-sensitive goods from regional production areas to airports for export across Asia.
Armenia and USA agree plan for TRIPP Corridor
Norfolk Southern thinks outside the box to double-stack containers
Iarnród Éireann orders 68 maintenance wagons from WH Davis
World rail freight news round-up
Rolling Stock: EuCo Rail responds to high demand for component maintenance
AI drives development of Huawei rolling stock inspection tool
CPKC orders updated Tier 4-compliant Progress Rail locos
Norfolk Southern orders 40 Wabtec locomotives
GATX and Brookfield Infrastructure acquire Wells Fargo wagon fleets
AITX and Telegraph bring predictive intelligence to wagon fleets
Beacon acquires Eversholt Rail after no competition concerns found
Accident overshadows tangible progress in Mexico’s southern rail revival
VTG delivers first new-build wagons with iWagon technology
Hungary to purchase Chinese trains ahead of Budapest – Beograd reopening
DB Cargo UK sells surplus locomotives to Romania’s GFR
World rail freight news round-up
Expleo and RailX partner to support next-generation rail freight
Germany: Deutschlandtakt vision shapes capacity planning