BNSF to expand rail network in NE USA 
The US class I railway BNSF is to invest USD 3.57 billion in 2019. The focus will be on maintaining and expanding the rail network for about USD 2.47 billion. The maintenance projects include 19,300 km of track surfacing and/or undercutting work, and the replacement of 860... more
Traxx DC3 locomotive authorised in Italy
Italy's national railway safety agency, Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza Ferroviaria (ANSF), authorised the use of the E494 (Bombardier Traxx DC3 locomotive) on the country's rail network. Commercial service should start in March 2019. With its new generation of... more
Amber railfreight corridor now in operation
The Amber railfreight corridor (AFC) has become operational, and prearranged trains paths are now available. The corridor is designed to facilitate the operation of competitive cross-border rail services between the port of Koper (Slovenia) and important industrial centres and... more
UK haulier expands within port of Liverpool
JWT Commercial has expanded its footprint at the port of Liverpool (UK) by investing in over 2 ha of land for container storage facilities. The move enables the English haulier to handle larger volumes of goods for distribution to stores across the UK. JWT has also spotted... more
Koper integrated into Albatros Express network
TFG Transfracht plans to expand its rail services to ports in southern and western Europe this year. The German container transport provider said that a regular weekly service with faster transit times will be established to link the port of Koper (Slovenia) and the... more
Czech locomotives take to Slovenian tracks
CZ Loko is entering the Slovenian railway market with a delivery of its flagship EffiShunter 1000. The Czech manufacturer won a tender to deliver four shunters to the Slovenian national carrier Slovenske železnice – Tovorni promet. The EffiShunters will be deployed in the port... more
700 hoppers cars for hauling Russian cereal
The Russian manufacturer UWC will supply 700 hopper cars for transporting grain and grain mill products to Trade House RIF, one of Russia's largest cereal crop exporters. Wagon delivery is expected to be completed by the end of Q3/2019. The 19-9549 hopper car, designed so... more
Tinie Manders invests in electric truck
DAF Trucks has delivered a fully electric truck to Tinie Manders Transport, headquartered Geldrop (Netherlands). The e-vehicle joins the company's fleet of 50 tractors. The DAF truck, featuring VDL technology, is used on behalf of DHL for shuttle services in the Eindhoven... more
New direct rail service between Wels and Lubeck
Forwarders in the alpine region now have a direct, reliable and eco-friendly service to Scandinavia at their disposal. The Rail Cargo Group (RCG), an OeBB subsidiary, has launched a twice-weekly nonstop service between Wels (Austria) and Lubeck, Germany’s largest Baltic Sea... more
Quiet vehicles for chilled goods deliveries overnight
Swift Logistik, based in Langenfeld (Germany), deploys Carrier Transicold's Vector 1950 MT and Eco-Drive for delivering foodstuffs in urban areas at night. The equipment’s maximum noise emission is 60 dB - roughly equivalent to the sound of normal conversations – so there... more