Rail & barge

Mechel is set to demonstrate its rails and wagonbuilding products at leading transport fair Innotrans 2018.

Canadian Pacific Railway has brought together short line and regional rail connections to strengthen relationships and share ideas on moving the supply chain forward.

The newly designated Certified Sites feature hundreds of acres ready for industrial development.

Canadian Pacific moved 25.8 million t of Western Canadian grain in 2017 - 2018 crop year, ready to safely and efficiently deliver 2018 - 19 crop.

Through the contract, CD Cargo will receive 10 Traxx MS3 freight locomotives between 2019 and 2020.

BNSF Railway’s newest logistics centre is designed to accommodate manifest and unit train customers in addition to a site for storage.

The Railroad Achievement Award is given to members of Congress who have shown leadership on policies that help ensure the vitality of railroads in the US.

The autonomous train, consisting of three locomotives and carrying around 28 000 t of iron ore, travelled over 280 km from Rio Tinto’s mining operations in Tom Price to the port of Cape Lambert.

The policy announcement is in response to air pollution caused through haulage by trucks.

In the midst of Aurizon's threat to halt the movement of coal, coal exports were reportedly higher this year compared to 2017 due to stronger global demand and the impact of Tropical Cyclone Debbie.

QRC believes a new Australian Government report highlights the risk of “potential capacity losses from proposed changes to the maintenance schedule of Aurizon, the rail network operator of the Central Queensland Coal Network.”

The troubled rail firm believes controversial changes to its maintenance regime in Queensland will reduce the state’s coal haulage capacity by 20 million tpy in 2019.

Time is now up for Aurizon to reveal its decision on its Queensland coal by rail maintenance.

Coal deliveries by rail increased by 400 000 t, to total 17.8 million t in May.

The Queensland Competition Authority will be considering Aurizon’s business case for rail maintenance in two days time.