EU: The goal is to commence equipping the entire European freight fleet of 500,000 cars with digital automatic coupling, DAC, in 2028, despite criticism.
USA: The producers's annual financial statements included a forecast of this increase in sales, which is expected to reach 4,000–4,400 cars, up from 3,000 cars delivered in 2023 (-5% to 2022).
USA: Iron Senergy uses the first ReVolt hopper wagon, converted to battery traction by startup Intramotev, on a 27.3 km private rail line, which connects its Cumberland Mine with its Alicia Harbour terminal.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
Russia: According to UralVagonZavod’s Volchansky Mechanical Plant, the 25 tf four-axle flatcar is designed to transport containers and, with special removable equipment installed, rails.
EU: GATX Rail Europe has announced that all leasing contracts will include the Basic Telematics Package to track the location of railcars online at no additional cost from March.
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
USA: In mid-March, the US DOD’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) selected a company to develop a concept for building a railway infrastructure on Earth’s satellite.
Slovenia: In cooperation with SSC Railtec from Germany, the local Container d.o.o. has developed and certified a new design of a 20-foot container with a payload of 4.2 t for the transport of passenger cars on two levels.
