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USA: The US House of Representatives is considering a bipartisan bill to provide tax credits for the purchase of new domestic freight cars and the upgrade of tank cars, the Freight Railcar Act.
Vietnam: In late March, the country’s Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính declared a course for the rail industry sovereignty.
Slovakia: One of the largest European freight car manufacturers has signed the relevant agreement with PJM, Austria’s supplier of digital solutions for rail transport.
Türkiye: The four-axle Eamnos wagons have departed the manufacturer’s facility in Sivas. The size of the batch is not yet announced.
Australia: The final assembly of a four-axle car, designed to transport iron ore, was completed at the Forrestfield plant.
EU: GATX Rail Europe, a subsidiary of the leasing company GATX, has unveiled the renderings and drawings of the four-axle Slnps flatcar.
Austria, Germany: The logistics company has tested 22.5 ft CemTainer tank containers for transporting cement in both countries.
France, Spain: The installation to test cars with variable gauge systems will be assembled at the Irún border station.
Mexico: FreightCar America (FCA) is planning to increase production at its plant in Castaños. According to the company's annual report, the target output is 6,000 freight cars.