Work in progress on the Avon – Kwinana gold rail line 

Construction works on the important interstate freight rail line between Avon und Kwinana in Western Australia are expected to be completed by the end of October, according to Australia’s transport infrastructure manager ARC infrastructure. The dual gauge railway forms the... more
Regular train launched for timber transport 

Fesco has been expanding its geography of Russian inland export services and has launched a regular container train from Khabarovsk Territory (Russia) to Harbin (Heilongjiang province, China) through the Grodekovo/Suifenhe (Russia/China) border-crossing point. The train... more
Full speed ahead despite diesel traffic ban 

As the first company on the German market, HJS has obtained the authorisation for a waste gas purification system that is especially designed for trade and delivery vehicles. Owners of commercial vehicles weighing 2.8 t or more can now benefit from state funding to have... more
Bulgaria and Romania order Smartron locomotives 

Railfreight forwarder E-P Rail has placed an order for four Smartron locomotives for Romania, and the carrier PIMK Rail in Bulgaria has ordered a total of three. Authorisation for introducing the first Smartron to the Bulgarian market has already been received. Siemens have... more
New transport hub in Pennsylvania 

US transport company Pyle is leasing a 14,000 sqm facility in Greencastle, Pennsylvania. The integrated site will be immediately available to customers and offer integrated LTL & dedicated transportation services guaranteeing next day transit to the Northeast in the US.... more
Canadian railway to expand its reach in New York 

Canadian National Railways (CN) has signed an agreement to acquire the Massena rail line from CSX. The US short-line railroad operates 355 km of track between Valleyfield (Quebec) in Canada, and Woodard (New York), in the USA and also serves many cities in the provinces of... more
A train will soon connect Klaipeda and Odessa directly 

LG CARGO recently opened a new regular container shipment route from Klaipeda (Lithuania) to Kiev (Ukraine), together with its partners Ukrainian Railways and Intermodal Container Service. In the past, the carriage of containers by rail from Klaipeda to Kiev lasted 5-7 days, and... more
Stadler on track 

Switzerland-based rail car manufacturer Stadler generated a revenue of CHF 1.1 billion in H1/2019. Order intake continues its very positive trend: in the first half of the year, it stood at around CHF 2.3 billion, which is around 1.5 billion above the previous year’s result.... more
Fleet expansion follows growth in business 

Walkers Transport in the UK has invested in nine Volvo FE rigid trucks as part of a business expansion with an additional FE training truck to help both current and new drivers. Since the company’s restructuring in 2017, Walkers Transport now has sites in Manchester and the... more
Calais to receive a new railroad hub by 2022 

The CargoBeamer group and Calais Promotion have received a grant from the European Union up to a maximum of just over EUR 7 million for the construction of a new railroad terminal in the vicinity of Calais. This multimodal terminal is a major step in the beneficiaries’ plans... more