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Russian Railways has awarded a contract to STM-Service for the maintenance of the SINARA 2ES6 electric freight locomotive series, which are produced by Ural Locomotives, a joint venture between...
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US Reports Increase in Rail Freight Traffic
Intermodal rail freight traffic in the US has picked up following lower volumes in January, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR). The data revealed that the traffic...
US Rail Freight Traffic Continues to Rise
US railroad freight traffic has risen by 8.2% with 296,980 carloads for the week ending 19 February 2011, compared with the same week last year, according to the Association of American...
Russian Rail Firm Completes Financing Plan
Russian railcar provider Brunswick Rail has revealed that it has completed its $500m financing plan to support the company's expansion. The funds will be invested primarily in building up...
Russian, Finnish Railways Sign Cooperation Agreement
Russian Railways has signed a memorandum of intent with Finnish railway company VR Group to cooperate on international container freight services. The companies will set technical,...
Australian Company Enters Bulk Rail Haulage Market
SCT Logistics has created a company in Australia as part of its move into the bulk rail haulage sector by securing a contract with IMX Resources. Specialised Bulk Rail (SBR) will enter the...
Saudi Arabia Receives Freight Locomotives
Saudi Arabia's Saudi Railway has received the first consignment of 25 SD70ACS freight locomotives. The six locomotives will be used for transporting minerals on the north-south railway...
Weekly US Rail Traffic Hits Peak, Says Report
The Association of American Railroads has revealed that US railroads reported the highest traffic levels for carload and intermodal traffic for the last week of July this year. Carload volume...
UK Transport Minister Allays ‘Super Lorry’ Fears
UK Minister of State for Transport Theresa Villiers has said that 'super lorries' will not be permitted to travel on UK roads. The large lorries are seen as a threat to the rail haulage...
Wabtec JV to Manufacture Couplers for Chinese Market
Wabtec Corporation has formed a joint venture in China to manufacture couplers for the Chinese transit market. The joint venture, which is formed of Wabtec Golden Bridge...
GBRf Renews Freight Contract with Petrochem Carless
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has extended its contract to transport materials for Petrochem Carless to another five years. GBRf is expected to haul gas condensate from North Walsham to Harwich...
Genesee & Wyoming Signs Deal to Acquire Freightlink
Genesee & Wyoming Inc (GWI) has signed a deal to acquire all assets of Australia-based rail company FreightLink for more than A$334m ($277.2m). The US-based company said it intends to close...
Eurotunnel Acquires Great Britain Rail Freight
Eurotunnel has bought Great Britain Rail Freight (GBRf) from FirstGroup. According to Eurotunnel, the acquisition is in line with its current growth and development strategy and was...
Chinese Firm Wins Electric Freight Locomotive Order
CNR Datong Electric Locomotive has signed an order to deliver 12 two-section electric freight locomotives to the Belarus national railway. The Chinese firm's 25kV 50Hz BCG-1 electric...
US Rail Freight Fuel Efficiency Goes up by 104%
The US freight railway's fuel efficiency has gone up 104% since 1980, according to the Association of American Railroads. The association announced freight railroads in 2009 averaged 480...
UGL Wins QR Rail Freight Orders
Engineering and maintenance firm UGL has received freight rolling stock and wagon orders worth $100m from Australia's Queensland Rail (QR). The company said it will manufacture and supply...
DHL Wins UK Network Rail Contract
The UK's Network Rail has awarded a four-year contract to DHL Supply Chain to provide a road transport planning centre. The project is worth over £40m ($61m), according...
Swedish Railway to Study Tagmaster's RFID
A newly developed ultra-high frequency radio frequency identification (UHF RDID) system has been delivered by Swedish firm TagMaster to Banverket, the Swedish rail administration. The...
Better Heavy Train Handling Helps Avoid Mishaps, Says TSB
The handling of longer, heavier trains is vital for Canada's transportation system, according to the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada. In its review of the multi-modal sector, TSB...
Russian Freight Places Substantial Wagon Order
Russian Railways' rail freight subsidiary Freight One has awarded a contract for 1,800 tank and 1,800 open wagons to Ruzkhimmash to be supplied this year. The order is part of the...
EU Freight Firms Join for Wagonload Transport
Seven major European rail freight operators have formed an alliance called Xrail for the operation of international wagonload traffic. Members include the Czech Republic's CD Cargo,...
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