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Savannah refrigerated exam site to expand Port of Savannah cold chain

Multimodal freight advocacy: CAGTC turns 25 in 2026

09.01.2026

Multimodal freight advocacy: CAGTC marks 25-year milestone

Port of Vancouver centralized scheduling system boosts flow

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Port of Vancouver centralized scheduling system goes port-wide

29.08.2023

Unmanned Railway Trains

Unmanned rail trains will be tested on two lines in the USA, as reported by the railway portal Railway Supply. Two small railways in the state of Georgia, owned by Genesee & Wyoming, have reached an agreement with the US Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to carry out a pilot project aimed at testing unmanned rail trains with traction batteries developed by Parallel Systems.

29.08.2023

Operation of Container with Lift-up Roof

In the United Kingdom, pilot operation of a container with a lift-up roof has commenced, as reported by the railway portal Railway Supply.

29.08.2023

Alstom has unveiled the hybrid Coradia Continental train for Germany

The first of 11 trains equipped with a traction system from both overhead wires and batteries was presented in Chemnitz, as reported by the railway portal Railway Supply.

28.08.2023

New Generation of Trains in Japan

JR Central plans to develop a new generation of trains with the highest curving speed in Japan, as reported by the railway portal Railway Supply.

04.07.2023

Hitachi Rail has unveiled hybrid trains with traction batteries

Hitachi Rail has unveiled its first hybrid trains with traction batteries, as reported by the railway magazine Railway Supply.

22.06.2023

Voith unveils digital freight coupler system named DAC, based on the Schwanenberg technology

On June 22, 2023, at the Eurasia Rail international exhibition in Istanbul, the German company Voith introduced a digital freight coupler system called DAC, which will be utilized by one of the Turkish rail transport operators, as reported by Railway Supply magazine.

21.06.2023

Siemens to supply signaling systems for future unmanned trains in Denmark

National carrier DSB has made changes to the 2011 contract between DSB, infrastructure operator Banedanmark, and two divisions of Siemens Mobility for the maintenance of signaling systems on the Copenhagen S-tog urban railway, according to the Railway Supply journal.

21.06.2023

CRRC has modernized a locomotive for hydrogen traction

Chinese company CRRC has successfully modernized a locomotive for hydrogen traction for the first time, according to the railway journal Railway Supply.

20.06.2023

Siemens and SWEG open a depot for battery-powered trains in Offenburg.

The new depot will be used to service Siemens Mireo Plus B battery-powered trains, which are expected to be put into operation on the SWEG network, reports the railway portal Railway Supply, citing Siemens Mobility.

20.06.2023

The first X-Wagen metro train from Siemens Mobility has been launched in Vienna

This six-car train has started operating on the U3 line. By the end of the year, there will be a total of 10 trains of this type on this route, replacing the U-Wagen trains that have been in service since 1972, according to the railway portal Railway Supply, citing Siemens Mobility.

20.06.2023

DB is expanding the use of artificial intelligence in their dispatching systems

Currently, DB has implemented their own AI-based developments to resolve conflicts between trains in urban rail systems in Stuttgart, Munich, and the Rhine-Main region, according to Railway Supply citing DB.

20.06.2023

In the USA, plans are underway to launch autonomous hybrid railcars

The project will be implemented by the startup GEGI in collaboration with the manufacturing company Bart, as reported by the railway magazine Railway Supply, citing Rollingstock.