Rail Freight

The annual movement of salt to make stockpiles for use in gritting the road network during the worst of the winter weather has received a sustainable boost. Nationwide Gritting and Salt Supplies, Associated British Ports and DB Schenker Rail have...

Union Pacific Railroad is investing nearly $300 million over the next several years on its central corridor between Fremont, Neb., and Missouri Valley, Iowa, which provides vital support for the nation's economic growth and a primary shipping lane for...

The Hamburg wagon hire and rail logistics company VTG Aktiengesellschaft has tested new technical measures for wagon-specific noise reduction, directed by VTG and in cooperation with industry partners. The findings show clearly that effective noise reduction can be achieved only...

Transform Scotland have published a briefing setting out what the Scottish Government should announce in its Spending Review and Draft Budget 2012-13. The briefing is available here. Colin Howden, Director of Transform Scotland, said: "The Government needs to put its money where...

Written by Tim Casterton for RailStaff The Mayo freight yard is working flat out as Iarnród Éireann seeks to grow its rail freight operation, reports Tim Casterton. Ballina (or Béal an Átha in Irish), with a population of around 11,000, is...

Sustainable development 'isn’t just a vision for a green future; it can also drive out unnecessary cost and improve performance'. This is one of the key messages coming from the rail industry’s shared approach to sustainable development in dealing with...

GB Railfreight (GBRf) picked up the top prize for Freight and Logistics Achievement at the National Rail Awards 2011, held at the Grosvenor House Hotel Park Lane, London on 15 September 2011. GBRf was awarded the prize for its booming...

DB Schenker Rail UK won three major Rail Freight Group Awards presented in Oxford on the evening of Tuesday 13 September 2011. The Rail Freight Group Awards celebrate the best in innovation and achievement in the rail freight sector over...

OOCL and Freightliner Limited have announced the renewal of their ten year contract as part of their commitment to the 'strategic cooperative partnership in providing the best intermodal solutions to OOCL customers into the next decade'. The contract is a...

Two subsidiaries of Russian Railways, RZD Logistics and TransContainer, are working on a joint project to produce express container trains. They are currently being tested on the route between Yekaterinburg and St. Petersburg. The first container train, 01213, left Yekaterinburg at...