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.Gulf & Atlantic Railways rebrands
USA: Short line and regional railway group Gulf & Atlantic Railways has rebranded as Pinsly Railroad Company.
Class 66 ETCS testing underway
UK: Dynamic testing has begun with a DB Cargo UK Class 66 diesel locomotive which has been retrofitted with ETCS as the First in Class for the roll-out of the digital signalling technology across the most common type of freight loco in the UK.
Union Pacific ready to test hybrid locomotive
USA: Union Pacific is to begin testing the first of six diesel-battery-hybrid shunting locomotives during May.
China applies to become associate member of OTIF
INTERNATIONAL: On April 26 the People’s Republic of China deposited an application to accede to the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail as an associate member.
CSX rolls out hydrogen fuel cell locomotive
USA: CSX has rolled out the first hydrogen-powered locomotive it has produced as part of a partnership with Canadian Pacific Kansas City which was announced last year.
World rail freight news round-up
News from the world rail freight market.
Hafeet Rail lets contracts to build Oman – UAE railway
World rail freight news round-up
World rail freight news round-up
Lithuanian railway adopts western European data exchange system
BNSF trials virtual reality training
ETCS delays hinder Uruguayan rail revival
TMA targets rail freight in Pays de la Loire
Logistics company orders locos to enter Uruguayan rail market
Self-propelled battery wagon deployed on mining railway
Amazon to shift goods from road to rail
World rail freight news round-up
Moldova applies to join OTIF
Freightliner to explore synthetic locomotive fuel
Lineas seeks FAME with biofuel locomotive
Locos ordered for Poland – France corridor
Winvic begins iPort Rail expansion works
Zephir shunters to replace Class 08 locos at steel works
Record spend at DB as freight volume plummets