Xi’an – Gdansk overland in just twelve days 
The first Euro-China train, running from Xi’an in China directly to Poland, arrived via the Małaszewicze land terminal on the Polish-Belarusian border at its final destination, the DCT Gdansk container terminal, last week. This new regular intermodal Euro-China train... more
CN installs PTC on all required tracks
Canadian National Railways (CN) has successfully met the federal requirement to operate positive train control (PTC) on all 35 of its US subdivisions required to be equipped with PTC. This important achievement comes 13 months ahead of the December 2020 deadline. PTC is a... more
USA: Georgia to receive a new rail yard
OmniTRAX, The Broe, A&R Logistics and representatives of the government has celebrated the start of construction of the Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub (SGIH) in Georgia, USA. OmniTRAX is the master developer of the over 10,900,000 sqm large industrial park, Georgia’s first... more
Mobile medical services provider updates its fleet
InHealth, a major provider of mobile diagnostic and healthcare solutions in the UK, has taken delivery of three Volvo tractor units. The new FH’s will have in-service performance levels directly compared with two vehicles from another manufacturer, which arrived at the same... more
Milestone for eco-friendly beer deliveries
Anheuser-Busch, in partnership with Nikola Motor and BYD Motors, have completed their first ever ‘zero-emission beer delivery’ in St. Louis (MO, USA). Last week, a Nikola hydrogen-electric truck picked up the load of beer and delivered it to Brewer’s local wholesaler partner,... more
Intermodal terminal in Iowa creates new hub in Midwest USA
Valor Victoria, Iowa Northern Railway (IANR), Watco and Union Pacific (UP) will launch an internationally focused intermodal service through the newly-developed Butler intermodal terminal in Shell Rock, Iowa (USA) in December 2019. The service provides an alternative to... more
First dual mode locomotives for Germany
Railsystems RP has ordered two Vectron dual mode locomotives from Siemens, marking the first order for the new locomotive that can be operated either as a diesel or electric unit. The locomotives will be delivered at the end of 2020. The Vectron dual mode is specifically... more
BNSF names ARZC ‘Short line of the year’
The US class I railway enterprise BNSF has named Arizona & California Railroad (ARZC) as its 2019 ‘Short line of the year’ during its annual short-line conference. ARZC runs a 330-km line between Matthie AZ and Cadiz CA and handles 20,000 units of overhead traffic annually.... more
New inner city networks 
The volume of goods delivered to urban centres is growing. At the same time, the general conditions for city logistics are becoming ever-more difficult. Christian Doepgen recently attended events at which Dachser’s Dr Andreas Froschmayer and Camion Transport’s Josef Jäger showed... more
Shortline railroad changes ownership
Canadian Pacific (CP) will acquire the Central Maine & Quebec Railway (CMQ) from Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors (FTAI). CMQ owns 774 km of rail lines primarily in Quebec (Canada) and Maine (USA). The end-to-end transaction will provide CP customers... more