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.
Laude Smart Intermodal orders heavy-duty container wagons
EUROPE: Polish company Laude Smart Intermodal has awarded United Wagon Co a contract to supply a further 200 Type 13-6851-01 flat wagons for carrying heavy duty containers on the 1 520 mm gauge Russia – Poland corridor.
Articulated hopper wagons certified
RUSSIA: United Wagon Co has obtained certification for two designs of six-axle articulated hopper car with 25 tonne axleload bogies. The Type 19-6978 is intended for grain traffic, and the Type 19-6978-01 for mineral fertilisers.
CSX ‘has never run better’
USA: ‘The railroad has never run better and we are delivering great service to our customers’, said CSX President & CEO James M Foote when presenting the railway’s results for 2019. ‘What is really amazing is how our employees stepped up to produce efficiencies during tough economic conditions.’
Indian Railways to develop refrigerated services
INDIA: Rail freight forms a key part of the government’s plan to raise incomes in the food sector by developing a national supply chain for the refrigerated delivery of perishables including milk, meat and fish.
Etihad Rail freight facilities contract awarded
UAE: Etihad Rail has awarded a joint venture of L&T Construction and Power China International a 1·876bn dirham contract to design, build and commission seven freight handling facilities on Stage 2 of the national rail network.
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Arkhbum has awarded United Wagon Co a contract to supply 25 Type 13-6852-02 flat wagons for timber traffic by the end of Q1 2020, taking its fleet of UWC vehicles to 305. They will have Type 18-9855 bogies with a 25 tonne axleload, and a design life of 40 years ...
RM Rail to begin series production of covered van design
Canadian Pacific aims to outpace its peers in 2020
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Poland to Luxembourg rail motorway launched
Russian Railways puts 9·3 MW diesel locomotives into service
UP pleased with services but ‘must improve’ safety
Precision Scheduled Railroading ‘sustains momentum’ at Kansas City Southern
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Standard gauge locos to handle traffic through Kaliningrad
DB confirms order for hybrid locomotives
Haifa rail freight terminal opened
TAZARA urged to seek freight traffic ‘aggressively’
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Farandou reshapes SNCF leadership team
Barcelona – Valencia trains accelerated as Vandellòs cut-off opens
Funding for a classroom in a tank wagon and rail safety education
First freight train to East Midlands Gateway Terminal
‘The wow effect is coming’ as German government signs €86bn rail programme