Austria: The short list was formed by the international analytical company StartUs Insights. It included two companies from Russia and one from Germany, the USA and India.
USA: New gondola car was created by the manufacturer jointly with U.S. Steel and the freight railway operator Norfolk Southern, which has already placed an initial order for 800 such cars.
USA: The manufacturer expects that half of the cargo shifted from road to rail will reduce 18 mln truck loads, cut fuel consumption in national economy by about 18 mln tonnes, as well as avoiding 60 mln tonnes of CO2 emissions.
USA: The funds will be provided by the Federal Transport Administration (FTA) as a part of a massive five-year $1.2 trln USD infrastructure investment plan approved by US President Joe Biden last week.