Rail Freight

On December 1, 2011, VTG Rail, Inc., Collinsville, Illinois, the wholly owned subsidiary of Hamburg, Germany based railcar leasing and rail logistics company VTG Aktiengesellschaft, took over the business activities of SC Rail Leasing America Inc., Collinsville, Illinois (SCRL),...

CSX has launched an improved Carbon Calculator aimed at helping consumers and businesses better understand the key role freight rail plays in a sustainable supply chain. "CSX's online Carbon Calculator not only helps our customers make smart supply chain decisions,...

Europorte Channel, which provides traction services for rail freight trains through the Channel Tunnel and international haulage from Spain and Italy to the UK, has been granted approval for the use of its fleet of Class 92 locomotives on...

DB Schenker Rail UK has welcomed the publication of the Logistics Growth Review by the Department for Transport which has committed investment of £55 million by the Government to further expand the Strategic Rail Freight Network. The review makes available...

DB Schenker Rail UK has welcomed the joint Ministerial Statement on Strategic Rail Freight Interchanges published by the Secretary of State for Transport and the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. Tonnage moved by rail freight is expected...

The Rail Freight Group (RFG) has welcomed the publication by the Department for Transport (DfT) of Policy Guidance on Strategic Rail Freight Interchanges, announced as part of The Logistics Growth Review. The Guidance, which has been laid before Parliament, was announced in...

Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has continued its drive to enhance the efficient movement of coal along the Hunter Valley Coal corridor with the construction of a new passing loop at Burilda, between Werris Creek and Breeza. The passing loop...

QR National has signed a new long-term haulage contract with Wesfarmers Curragh for the transport of coal from the Curragh mine to the new Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal. The new long-term contract will see up to 1.5 million tonnes...

A freight train weighing 6,300 tonnes, which was equipped with a Granite electric locomotive, left Chelyabinsk’s Main Station on the South-Ural Railway on 14 November and was able to successfully traverse a difficult mountain pass, arriving in Kinel (on...

CN and Coalspur Mines Limited (Coalspur) have announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) under which they will develop a high-quality logistics supply chain to transport export thermal coal from Coalspur's Vista Coal Project (Vista) near...