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Canadian National Railway to buy 2,200 freight cars and 1,300 containers
Friday, September 07, 2012 Canadian National Railway (CN) is planning to acquire 2,200 new freight cars to meet traffic growth across the...

Bulgaria opens tender to privatise BDZ cargo unit
Thursday, June 14, 2012 Bulgaria's privatisation and post-privatisation control agency has launched a tender to privatise the cargo unit of railway operator BDZ Tovarni...

Brunswick Rail to supply 150 gas tank wagons to SIBUR-Trans
Monday, May 28, 2012 Russian private freight railcar operating lessor Brunswick Rail has agreed to supply additional railcars to SIBUR-Trans, a subsidiary of Russian petrochemicals company...

Etihad Rail and DP World to build a rail terminal in Jebel Ali Port of UAE
Wednesday, May 09, 2012 UAE national rail developer and operator, Etihad Rail has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with DP World to build an intermodal rail terminal at Jebel Ali...

Globaltrans to acquire Metalloinvesttrans
Monday, April 30, 2012 Russian freight operator Globaltrans Investment has agreed to acquire Metalloinvesttrans, the railcar unit of iron ore miner Metalloinvest, for...

Rio Tinto plans autonomous rail network in Western Australia
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Rio Tinto has unveiled a A$518m ($558m) investment plan for a project to run an automated long-distance heavy-haul rail network in Western...

STM-Service wins Russian freight locomotive maintenance contract
Monday, October 24, 2011 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...

US Reports Increase in Rail Freight Traffic
Thursday, March 10, 2011 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
Tuesday, March 01, 2011 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
Monday, December 06, 2010 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
Monday, November 29, 2010 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
Monday, September 13, 2010 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
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 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
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 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
Thursday, July 08, 2010 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
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 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
Friday, June 18, 2010 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
Friday, June 11, 2010 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
Wednesday, June 02, 2010 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
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 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...