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Indiana will soon see increased train capacity and bottlenecks eliminated
Passenger and freight services in Northwest Indiana will be improved with a new project set to cost $300 million and last two years.
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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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More freight will soon be transported along Felixstowe branch line
Public safety will be greatly improved, and 10 additional freight trains will be able to operate, with Network Rail’s new bridge approved.
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Transforming NYC rail infrastructure for a better freight distribution system
Andrew Genn, Senior Vice President of the Ports & Transportation Department at the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) provides an overview of Freight NYC, a $100 million plan to modernise New York’s freight distribution system which includes strategic investments to modernise rail assets.
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Great North Rail Project sees Network Rail invest £18 million in freight sidings
An £18 million investment in the Peak District’s railway is expected to benefit the environment, the economy and the regional road network.
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Network Rail’s plan to improve East Coast Main Line is approved
More services, new trains, reduced congestion and shorter journey times will be present on the rail network once Network Rail’s upgrades are complete.
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United Wagon Company is officially a supplier to Deutsche Bahn
Status as a Q2 supplier to Deutsche Bahn and the EN 15085 welding certificate create new opportunities for UWC in the European market.
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Rail industry’s customs proposal tackle post-Brexit congestion concerns
The rail industry plans to work with the government to prevent disruption to the over 2,000 intermodal trains transporting 1.22 million tonnes of freight per year after the UK leaves the European Union.
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City of Peru’s freight operations in Illinois to be improved by state grant
A recent state grant will help fund a $4.4 million project in Peru, Illinois that is focused on making the rail line safer and more efficient.
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Civitta Estonia and Railistics will assess the feasibility of Pärnu terminal
A joint tenderer was selected out of four applicants by RB Rail to complete the feasibility study of a freight terminal in the Rail Baltica project.
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Issue 4 2018 – Digital version
In this issue: maximising condition monitoring systems for bogies & wheelsets, transforming the performance of track switches, and bridging the high-speed gap between Hong Kong & Mainland China
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How will railroad freight be affected if the annual U.S. GDP growth breaks the three per cent mark?
Petr Ledvina, Economist at the Railroad Tie Association (RTA) writes that an increase in U.S. railroad freight traffic is likely should the country’s annual GDP growth break the three per cent mark.
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MassDOT awards $1.8 million to five industrial rail and freight projects with IRAP
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced that five grants have been awarded, totalling over $1.8 million as part of the Industrial Rail Access Program (IRAP), which helps increase rail and freight access, economic opportunity, and job growth.
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Alstom presents first electric freight locomotive for Azerbaijan
The first of 50 freight locomotives have been presented to Azerbaijan Railways by Alstom, demonstrating the country’s dedication to improve rail services…
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Operail: The new name for EVR Cargo
In an effort to better reflect the nature of an international market-oriented logistics and transport company, EVR Cargo - Estonia's state-owned freight operator - has changed its business name to Operail.