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Three rail service improvement projects are funded in Minnesota
Minnesota Rail Service Improvement programme is designed to rehabilitate deteriorating rail lines and maintain abandoned rail corridors.
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Freight
Rail freight is incredibly important. Whether it is helping to remove lorries off the roads and drastically reducing congestion, or transporting goods that we consume every day, all countries rely on rail freight to provide a faster, greener, safer and more efficient way of transporting goods than via road or air.
Our rail freight content focuses on the biggest trends and developments in helping advance cargo movement by rail and create a modal shift.
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World-first autonomous trains deployed at Rio Tinto’s iron ore operations
The $940 million AutoHaul™ programme is focused on automating trains transporting iron ore to Rio Tinto’s port facilities in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
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Product Showcase: Freight railway engineering innovations – Egis
It is a fact that technology has definitively changed the world we live in, and there is no exception for the railway engineering industry. Adapting and changing our mindset to a continuously evolving environment is definitely a challenge; nevertheless, it is a challenge we have to accept, because there is…
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Alstom delivers the first freight locomotive to Azerbaijan
This model is a two-section freight locomotive capable of towing up to 9,000 tonnes and running at 120km/h, with installed continuous power of 8.8 Megawatts.
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Australia’s Inland Rail project enters construction phase
Inland Rail will be a vital link in Australia’s freight system, directly connecting Australia’s second and third largest cities by rail.
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European rail freight companies enhance ambitions to fight climate change
Rail Freight Forward is convinced that rail has a crucial role to play in building a more sustainable freight sector, that will help Europe realise its climate ambitions.
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Trans-Eurasian One Belt One Road: A business-oriented approach to rail development
Joan Amorós, President of FERRMED, shares the business-oriented approach to railway development on the Trans-Eurasian One Belt One Road.
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Issue 6 2018 – Digital version
In this issue: Australia’s long-term strategy to utilise technology to drive rail industry growth, a partnership approach to deliver digital signalling on the UK’s ECML, and a four-pillar concept to optimise service life, efficiency and reliability of tracks.
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UWC Holding wins Deutsche Bahn tender for delivery of flat cars
Deutsche Bahn will soon receive articulated container flat cars from Russia following the successful bid from United Wagon Company.
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Moldovan Railways seeks to upgrade its existing fleet to haul freight trains
The locomotive kits will be produced in the U.S. in 2019 and then shipped for regional manufacturing, with anticipated final delivery in 2020.
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Ukraine Railways to acquire up to 6,500 new gondola-type railcars
Upgrading and modernising Ukraine’s freight railway fleet is a major contributor to strengthening the country’s regional and international integration.
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Rail Cargo Group consolidates intermodal freight network in Europe
New non-stop TransFER connections have strengthened the intermodal rail logistics offering, with shorter transit times making rail logistics more attractive.
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Over $1.3 million granted to improve Kentucky’s multimodal freight transportation
The funding will improve public safety and support movement of freight within 21 projects; affecting 17 crossings and four signals.
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The major upgrade of the Felixstowe branch line progresses further
Extra track, that is ready to be installed on the line, will help increase freight transportation, reduce congestion and improve rail safety.
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CCTT and FERRMED sign a Memorandum of Cooperation
The two international associations will work together to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of international rail freight transport.