CN installs PTC on all required tracks 

Canadian National Railways (CN) has successfully met the federal requirement to operate positive train control (PTC) on all 35 of its US subdivisions required to be equipped with PTC. This important achievement comes 13 months ahead of the December 2020 deadline. PTC is a... mehr
USA: Georgia to receive a new rail yard 

OmniTRAX, The Broe, A&R Logistics and representatives of the government has celebrated the start of construction of the Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub (SGIH) in Georgia, USA. OmniTRAX is the master developer of the over 10,900,000 sqm large industrial park, Georgia’s first... mehr
Mobile medical services provider updates its fleet 

InHealth, a major provider of mobile diagnostic and healthcare solutions in the UK, has taken delivery of three Volvo tractor units. The new FH’s will have in-service performance levels directly compared with two vehicles from another manufacturer, which arrived at the same... mehr
Milestone for eco-friendly beer deliveries 

Anheuser-Busch, in partnership with Nikola Motor and BYD Motors, have completed their first ever ‘zero-emission beer delivery’ in St. Louis (MO, USA). Last week, a Nikola hydrogen-electric truck picked up the load of beer and delivered it to Brewer’s local wholesaler partner,... mehr
Intermodal terminal in Iowa creates new hub in Midwest USA 

Valor Victoria, Iowa Northern Railway (IANR), Watco and Union Pacific (UP) will launch an internationally focused intermodal service through the newly-developed Butler intermodal terminal in Shell Rock, Iowa (USA) in December 2019. The service provides an alternative to... mehr
First dual mode locomotives for Germany 

Railsystems RP has ordered two Vectron dual mode locomotives from Siemens, marking the first order for the new locomotive that can be operated either as a diesel or electric unit. The locomotives will be delivered at the end of 2020. The Vectron dual mode is specifically... mehr
BNSF names ARZC ‘Short line of the year’ 

The US class I railway enterprise BNSF has named Arizona & California Railroad (ARZC) as its 2019 ‘Short line of the year’ during its annual short-line conference. ARZC runs a 330-km line between Matthie AZ and Cadiz CA and handles 20,000 units of overhead traffic annually.... mehr
Innenstädte neu vernetzen 

Die Warenmengen, die in städtische Zentren ausgeliefert werden, steigen stetig. Zugleich werden die Rahmenbedingungen für die City-Logistik schwieriger. Wie man mit kühlem Kopf, Klimabewusstsein und Pfiff hier zu nachhaltigen Lösungen kommen kann, erläuterten Dr. Andreas... mehr
Shortline railroad changes ownership 

Canadian Pacific (CP) will acquire the Central Maine & Quebec Railway (CMQ) from Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors (FTAI). CMQ owns 774 km of rail lines primarily in Quebec (Canada) and Maine (USA). The end-to-end transaction will provide CP customers... mehr
Making ore transports more efficient and sustainable 

Work on TransANT, a pioneering wagon innovation for the international freight transport market, began in 2018. This joint venture is based on cooperation between the Austrian Rail Cargo Group and the steel group voestalpine. The first wagons, which consist of 13 double units... mehr