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Funding programme opens to improve rail freight in Massachusetts
MassDOT has opened a new round of funding to seek applications from rail freight supported businesses for projects to expand or improve rail freight.
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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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Canadian Pacific Kansas City enters steelmaking coal supply chain agreement
The agreement reflects both CPKC and Teck's commitments to work together to reduce emissions and enhance supply chain reliability to supply the resources required for a low carbon future.
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How Switzerland wants to develop rail transport
Dr Peter Füglistaler, Director of the Federal Office of Transport (FOT), discusses the ways in which both passenger and rail freight transport in Switzerland must be developed, including the need to expand infrastructure and the potential for Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC).
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Digital freight train equipped with DAC completes test run
The aim of the test train's journey was to check the functionality of Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) in different situations and conditions and to identify possible weak points to improve on.
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Roundtable: Improving Rail Freight’s Modal Share
Moderated by Sandra Gehenot, the UIC's Freight Director, participants from CFL cargo, ERFA and Mercitalia Intermodal share their views on what key levers are necessary to drive modal shift to rail in Europe.
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Q&A with Andy Bagnall from Rail Partners: Freight expectations
In this interview, Andy Bagnall, Chief Executive of Rail Partners, discusses the recently released Freight Expectations report and details some of its key findings and the environmental advantages that rail freight possesses.
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Railway investments will make the Norwegian transport sector greener
Jon-Ivar Nygård, Norway’s Minister of Transport, explains that despite a large maintenance backlog and outdated infrastructure, the Norwegian government is committed to making improvements to the country’s rail network with a raft of changes including new infrastructure, new trains, new digital signalling, shifting more freight to rail and strengthening cross-border…
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Stadler to service GB Railfreight’s new fleet of hybrid locomotives
Stadler have signed a contract with GB Railfreight to service and maintain their latest hybrid locomotives from 2025.
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Stadler signs contract with GB Railfreight to service Class 99 bi-mode Co’Co’ locomotives
Stadler has signed a contract with GB Railfreight to provide full service for up to 30 Class 99 bi-mode locomotives.
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ARA call for timely delivery of Inland Rail review recommendations
The Australasian Railway Association has called for the swift implementation of the Inland Rail review recommendations to deliver certainty to rail freight operators.
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NJDOT announces $27.8 million in Rail Freight Assistance Programme grants
NJDOT have announced the awarding of six Rail Freight Assistance Programme grants totalling more than $27.8 million.
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MnDOT selects nine freight rail projects to receive funding
Minnesota Department of Transportation have announced that nine freight rail projects will receive a total of $6.95 million in funding to improve freight rail services.
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Q&A with Mindaugas Skunčikas, LTG Cargo: New freight corridor
Mindaugas Skunčikas, Head of Strategy and Business Development for LTG Cargo speaks with Global Railway Review’s Editorial Assistant, Elliot Robinson about the new freight corridor between Lithuania and Poland in this exclusive video interview.
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Alstom delivers 300th WAG12B electric locomotive to Indian Railways
Alstom has delivered 300 electric locomotives to Indian Railways, increasing the national transporter's ability to haul heavy freight trains at high speed.
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CSX announce launch of new Carbon Calculator
CSX has announced the launch of an enhanced carbon emissions reduction calculator which will help companies reach their sustainability goals.