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The 19th-century Tehachapi loop, where trains can cross themselves
Built in 1876, the 1,17-kilometre Tehachapi loop is a hotspot for rail fans. Understandably so, as the Californian rail climb is probably one of the…
world in focus
Canada-US-Mexico services start to deliver for CPKC
Combining CP and KCS networks enables CPKC to transport cargo from Mexico to more US and Canadian destinations, shifting focus to longer haul routes.
Vestas break US record with longest blade transport by rail
Vestas marked a couple of milestones in the United States by moving the first high-capacity factor V163-4.5 MW wind turbine blades manufactured at the Windsor…
US Agency to develop key Ukrainian freight line to Poland
The United States is getting involved in integrating Ukraine into European railways. According to Ukrainian Railways (UZ), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)…
Interview
Could electric car technologies be applied to rail freight wagons?
What happens if we apply electric vehicle technologies to the rail freight industry? Intramotev, a company based in St. Louis, Missouri, is exploring this question…
Italian Deputy Prime Minister says Parliament is keen on leaving BRI
Antonio Tajani, the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, claimed that “the large part of the Italian Parliament is in favour of…
Will Italy announce BRI exit this week?
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will meet US President Joe Biden in the White House on Thursday 27 July. One of the topics that will…
A new US-Mexico rail corridor is in the works with CSX and CPKC
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and CSX, two of the biggest rail freight companies in the United States, agreed to create a new rail corridor…
Big rail plans to accommodate big names at the port of Los Angeles
The port of Los Angeles is planning significant upgrades for the biennium 2023-24, as it was shown in the Proposed Annual Budget for the period.…
Ukrainian Railways gets 200 million euros from EBRD
Ukrzaliznytsya (UZ) will receive 200 million euros in sovereign loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). As EBRD specified, these funds will…
Norfolk Southern becomes first US rail company to provide paid sick leave
Norfolk Southern (NS), one of the main rail freight companies in the United States, reached another agreement for paid sick leave with a trade union.…
Europe vs United States: who is doing rail freight right?
Europe has been looking to the United States when it comes to rail freight. In the US it is a profitable business with total yearly…