Recent deals and tenders in the freight car market.
USA — FreightCar America has landed a long-term order for 1,900 freight railcars, with deliveries running through 2028. The customer hasn’t been disclosed. Altogether, the US builder booked around 3,000 railcars in the second quarter, worth roughly $300 mln.
Germany — The country’s Stork Cargo and Mindener Kreisbahnen have ordered 70 Eanos wagons from Greenbrier Europe, with deliveries due to start in autumn. The wagons carry a 63.5-tonne payload and offer 85 m³ of body volume.
EU — The freight operator Meta Rail has secured long-term financing for around 900 freight wagons. KfW IPEX-Bank and Helaba provided €90 mln in credit between them. The rolling stock being acquired hasn’t been detailed, though the new wagons are earmarked for a potential shift of freight from road to rail.
TugVolt self-propelled wagon trials with the US Army Reserve. Source: Intramotev
USA — A boxcar fitted with Intramotev’s TugVolt technology was put through its paces during a US Army Reserve exercise. The assessment ran in June at the Camp Shelby training centre in Mississippi, where the self-propelled car served as shunting traction, moving several DODX-type flatcars used to carry military vehicles.
12-5992 BAM gondola car from UVZ for FGK. Source: UVZ
Russia — Federal Freight Company (FGK, part of Russian Railways) bought 82 freight cars worth RUB 1.2 bln ($14.3 mln) in 2025, according to its annual report. That included 40 eight-axle Ural gondola cars (model 12-5991) from Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) and 40 eight-axle Nakhodka tank cars (model 15-1271) from RM Rail, plus two more each of the Ural and BAM (model 12-5992) gondola cars from UVZ.
