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July 12, 2019 | Freight

DB Cargo launches Romanian direct freight shuttle service

DB Cargo has expanded its single wagonload network with a direct freight shuttle service to Romania.

July 11, 2019 | Locomotives

SNCF completes 4km test run of autonomous locomotive

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has completed the first test run of its autonomous train programme, with a locomotive hauling a flatbed wagon and a carriage travelling 4km between Villeneuve-Saint-Georges and Juvisy, Paris.

July 8, 2019 | Australia/NZ

Fortescue breaks ground on Eliwana Mine and Rail Project

THE premier of Western Australia, Mr Mark McGowan, visited the Pilbara region on July 5 for a ceremony to officially launch construction of Fortescue Metals Group’s (FMG) Eliwana Mine and Rail Project.

July 5, 2019 | Freight

Can open-access rail freight shake up Colombia’s logistics sector?

Start-up rail freight operator Holdtrade Atlántico is hoping to commence open-access intermodal and general rail freight services in Colombia next year. Keith Fender talks with Leonardo Suarez, vice-president for business development at Holdtrade Atlántico, about the operator’s plans.

July 3, 2019 | Freight

Alberta looks to dump multi-billion-dollar oil trains

OIL trains funded by the Canadian province of Alberta were supposed to start transporting Alberta’s glut of bitumen to foreign markets on July 1 under a $US 2.8bn contract committing provincial taxpayers to leasing 4400 tank wagons and guaranteed payments to Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP).

July 1, 2019 | Financial

Genesee & Wyoming to go private in $US 8.4bn transaction

GENESEE & Wyoming (G&W) is set to become a privately-held company under a $US 8.4bn transaction announced on July 1.

July 1, 2019 | Infrastructure

Fauske - Tromsø railway not economically viable, study finds

THE Norwegian Railway Directorate has released an updated cost estimate and socioeconomic analysis for the extension of the Nordland Line from Fauske to Tromsø for consultation, at the request of the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

June 24, 2019 | Freight

Research identifies corrective measures for RCF

Rolling Contact Fatigue (RCF) remains a critical issue for railways around the world. Eric Magel, Wesley Thomas and Peter Klauser* look at research underway through The International Collaborative Research Initiative (ICRI) to better understand and combat the phenomenon.

June 24, 2019 | Freight

Russian operator profits from bumper grain harvest

The Russian grain market is experiencing a resurgence, with record breaking crop yields and high exports. Rustranscom vice-president Oleg Rogachev tells David Burroughs how this trend is providing new opportunities for rail freight operators.

June 21, 2019 | Freight

Egyptian rail freight strategy targets major upturn in volumes

Egyptian National Railways (ENR) has ambitious plans to boost rail freight volumes through a major restructuring of this element of the business, as Kevin Smith explains.

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