Changes ahead for the US short-line freight rail sector 
Investor First State Investments (FSI) has reached an agreement to acquire 100% of the equity of USA-based Patriot Rail and Ports, which operates a portfolio of twelve short-line freight railroads with more than 940 km of track across 14 US states. Terms were not disclosed.... more
Eco-friendly 'first and last' mile locomotive launched
Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) has successfully completed trials with two new US EPA Tier 4-compliant low-emission locomotives. They are now in service on G&W’s subsidiary California Northern Railroad (CFNR). The new locomotives were purchased in conjunction with USD 3.7... more
Freight drivers' lounge refurbished
P&O Ferries has invested in modernising the freight drivers’ lounge on board of two of its Irish Sea ferries, “European Highlander” and “European Causeway”, which operate between Larne, Northern Ireland and Cairnryan, Scotland. The refurbished lounges now feature a... more
Turkey receives the first hybrid locomotives
Swiss manufacturer Stadler and Körfez Ulastırma, the logistics affiliate of Turkey’s largest refinery Tüpraş, have signed a contract for the supply of seven Co'Co' hybrid locomotives of the Eurodual type, as well as spare parts and a full service maintenance agreement for eight... more
Rail transport of bulk liquids increases in Africa
In conjunction with Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL), the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (Tazara) has signed a contract with Delta Energy to transport 5 to 6 million litres (5,000 – 6,000 t) of petroleum from Tanzania to Zambia every month. The new contract comes in the wake... more
68,000 wagons to have digital technology by 2020
The German carrier DB Cargo is powering ahead with the digitalisation of its freight wagon fleet: the 34,000th wagon with state-of-the-art telematics and smart sensors rolled out of the refitting facility in Seelze near Hanover (Germany) on 27 August 2019. By 2020, the... more
Locomotives unit will be sold to Chinese manufacturer
Vossloh, a provider of railway infrastructure based in Germany, has signed a contract for the sale of its locomotives business unit to the Chinese manufacturer CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive. The agreed purchasing price is said to amount to a low single-digit million figure. The... more
Chinese Jinan plans more train routes to Europe
A new China-Europe freight train service has been launched between Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, and Budapest, capital of Hungary in Europe in the framework of the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative. This is the fifth freight train service Jinan has opened to... more
New Eurasian train via Poland/Belarus border crossing
Jointly with Belintertrans-Germany and with the assistance of the Belorussian Railways, UTLC has introduced an additional container train route via the Kuznitsa/ Bruzgi (Poland/Belarus) border crossing. The first container train departed from the Lodz, Poland, on this route and... more
Commemorative locomotive unveiled
CSX’s “Spirit of our Law Enforcement” commemorative locomotive was unveiled at the company’s Huntington (WV, USA) locomotive shop. CSXT 3194 is being renamed to honour the nation’s police officers who dedicate their lives to serve and protect communities across the network.... more