Latest Freight News
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Germany Launches Rail Freight Noise Monitoring
The German Federal Ministry for Transport and Digital Infrastructure has launched a rail freight noise monitoring programme with 19 stations…
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DB Progress on Reducing Rail Freight Noise Pollution
Rail freight noise pollution is a major problem along busy lines. For International Noise Awareness Day DB has published its progress report…
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Industry Insider Week 15 – 9 Must-Read Rail News Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider Week 15, with all the week's rail news, including problems with the ICE 4 and new trains for South Africa.
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DB's Innovative Freight Car Project a Success
The innovative freight car project, run by DB Cargo AG and VTG AG has concluded successfully, following 150,000km of active testing.
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Trans-Alpine Freight Transport: Rail Increases Market Share to 70.5%
The Swiss Federal Office of Transport has published figures for the trans-alpine freight transport for 2018. Rail has reached a modal share …
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Stuttgart School Wins University Prize for Freight Transport and Logistics
The Hochschule für Technik in Stuttgart, Germany, has been awarded the University Prize for Freight Transport and Logistics 2019.
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Italy Launches High-Speed Rail Service for Freight: Mercitalia Fast
The Italian Minister of Economic Development, Luigi Di Maio, attended the launch of FS Italiane's new high-speed rail service for freight, t…
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10,000th China Railway Express Train Milestone
China Railway has announced that its X8044 Express train, which travelled from Hamburg in Germany to Wuhan in China, arriving on 29 August 2…
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‘Beyond HS2:’ Greengauge 21 Suggests a New Direction for High-Speed Rail and Other Services in the UK
The speed of developing HS2 is increasing rapidly. Nevertheless, the construction of HS2 has caused a number of objections from different pa…
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California: Caltrans Publishes 2018 State Rail Plan
Caltrans has published the 2018 State Rail Plan for California. The plan is designed to enhance multimodal travel across the state and impro…
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CP Hosts Reconnect 2018 Short Line and Regional Railroad Conference
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd (CP) recently convened a conference with the short line regional railroads that connect to its network. The CP …
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Inland Rail: Approval Granted for Construction of First Section
Inland Rail has received planning approval for construction of the Parkes to Narromine section of the line. Approval for the section was gra…
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New Zealand: KiwiRail Posts Strong Financial Results and Agrees Pay Deal with Union
KiwiRail has posted strong results for the 2017-18 financial year in spite of the Kaikoura earthquake in 2016 that had a negative impact on …
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United Wagon Company to Deliver Freight Cars to South America
The United Wagon Company (UWC) and TMH International AG, a subsidiary of JSC Transmashholding, have signed an agreement to develop freight t…
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Australian Rail Track Corporation Solicits Suppliers for First Section of Inland Rail
The Australian Rail Track Corporation is soliciting suppliers for construction on the Parkes to Narromine section of the Inland Rail project…
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Le Shuttle Freight: High Trade Volumes in July 2018
Le Shuttle Freight has published a report on its trade volumes for July 2018. The company recorded its best freight figures for that month o…
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China Railway Express Makes First Journey to Belarus
The first container freight train between Shijiazhuang and Minsk went into operation on 2 June. Departing Shijiazhuang, the capital and larg…
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Russia: TikhvinChemMash Sells 20 Tank Cars to GATX Rail Vostok
The TikhvinChemMash freight car plant, a subsidiary of United Wagon Company, has sold 20 15-6900 model tank cars to GATX Rail Vostok for the…
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Germany: Deutsche Bahn Releases Revenue and Passenger Numbers for the First Half of 2018
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has published the figures for revenue, passenger numbers and investment in Germany during the first half of 2018. The rep…
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Australia: Inland Rail Conference Identifies Key Priorities for New Rail Link
The Inland Rail conference, which was jointly hosted by the Australian Logistics Council (ALC) and the Australasian Railway Association (ARA…
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Freight Operator Union Pacific Record Second Quarter Income
Union Pacific Corporation (UP) has reported a net income of $1.5 billion for the second quarter of 2018. This figure equates to $1.98 per di…
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German Unification Transport Project: New Marshalling Yard Opens in Halle
The German Unification Transport Project is made up of major transport infrastructure projects for road and rail and water to improve transp…
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Alstom Reveals First Electric Locomotive for Azerbaijan Railways Order
Alstom has revealed the first of 40 Prima T8 AZ8A electric freight locomotive which it has produced for Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) via its jo…
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CSX Solicits Bids for 6 Segments of its Lines in the United States and Canada
CSX Corporation Ltd is soliciting bids from contractors for the operation of six new rail segments in New York, Kentucky, North Carolina, We…