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Where does rail stand in the auto transport and logistics ecosystem?

Image: Association of European Vehicle Logistics (ECG).

Freight trains would appear to be particularly suited to the shipment of automobiles, considering their high volume capability and economic viability over long distances while emitting a good deal less CO2 than trucks. However, road remains by far the most dominant transport mode in this key industrial vertical.

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Author: Stuart Todd

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INTERVIEWs

Where does rail stand in the auto transport and logistics ecosystem?

Image: Association of European Vehicle Logistics (ECG).

Freight trains would appear to be particularly suited to the shipment of automobiles, considering their high volume capability and economic viability over long distances while emitting a good deal less CO2 than trucks. However, road remains by far the most dominant transport mode in this key industrial vertical.

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Author: Stuart Todd

Stuart Todd is a correspondent and frequent contributor for RailFreight.com

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Poland and Lithuania are fighting cigarette smuggling on freight trains coming from their neighbour Belarus. The former seems to encounter a growing number of attempts…
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The launch of ERTMS on the Norwegian Nordlandsbanen will take place later than expected. Infrastructure manager Bane NOR cannot get its hands on the necessary…
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