First e-loco for Ohio’s short line railroad 
The US short line railroad Newburgh & South Shore Railroad (NSR), an affiliate of Omnitrax, has purchased its first all-battery electric locomotive to service its northern Ohio rail lines. The new AMPS Traction GP9 based battery electric switching locomotive reduces fuel... more
E-truck to handle heavy transports
Scania will deliver a 74 t electrified truck for heavy transports to Boliden, a mining company, in Q2/2022. The electrified truck is a part of the company’s aim to decrease its CO2-emissions with 40% by 2030. Electrified vehicles are becoming a common sight on the roads in... more
Record order intake
Stadler Rail has never received more orders than in 2021 - and this despite the fact that two major orders from SBB and ÖBB were blocked by appeals at the end of the year and the order from the VDV consortium could not be booked until the beginning of 2022. Specifically, the... more
Fortifying Brazil’s railways 
Rail investment programme for private enterprise – 76 projects in 2022. more
Wagonload traffic still a problem
Swiss railfreight operator SBB Cargo again posted a loss of CHF 325 million last year due to corona-related weak demand for transport services. However, this loss was lower than in 2020 thanks to cost-cutting measures, higher revenues and greater support from the federal... more
US class I railway updates carbon calculator
Norfolk Southern has launched the next generation carbon calculator. The railway company worked with logistic partners to ensure the calculations drawn between shipping via truck and rail sectors were accurate. With the new system, users enter only the type of commodity they... more
Train ships record amount of steel
For the first time ever, DB Cargo’s steel sales unit in Italy moved more than 1 million t of steel for its Italian customers in 2021. Volumes in 2020 amounted to just 645,000 t, down some 20% on the preceding years. However, the latest statistics show that steel transports have... more
Truck conversion to green drives well on track
In the commercial vehicle segment, the retrofit business is booming due to growing demand for truck conversions to zero-emission drives. Quantron generated sales of EUR 10 million in 2021, an increase of 500% compared to 2020. Among other things, the company delivered 30... more
Direct train for Rhine port and Belgian sea ports
In April, the Birsterminal will send off the first direct train from the Birsfelden Rhine port in Switzerland to the terminals in the Belgian seaports. The "Tango Rail Line" will operate regular rail services between the Rhine port and the Antwerp and Zeebrücke... more
Digitalisation goes ahead in the Netherlands
Dutch infrastructure manager Pro Rail has selected Thales to implement its ERTMS central safety system into the railway network in the Netherlands. The contract has a maximum duration of 37 years with a value of EUR 420 million, with a significant part being dedicated to... more