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Operail container train, source: Operail

New player on Finnish rail freight market

Estonian national rail freight operator Operail announced its international expansion plan. To realise this goal, the company has established a subsidiary in Finland and considers investments to purchase rolling stock. The neighbouring country will become...Read more

17-10-2019|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko

LG Cargo train, source: Lithuanian Railways

Lithuanian Railways transforms freight division into LG Cargo

Lithuanian Railways (Lietuvos geležinkeliai) has established a separate company for its freight business. The new entity is called LG Cargo and is the largest rail freight operator in the Baltics. Lithuanian Railways will remain in...Read more

02-05-2019|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko

Lithuanian container train, source: Lietuvos geležinkeliai

Most freight trains on Rail Baltica will be intermodal

The Rail Baltica line that is to connect Poland with Estonia by European gauge railway in 2026 will be a great stimulus for intermodal transport in the Baltic region. 80 per cent of freight trains...Read more

14-03-2019|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko

Estonia expands domestic container train service

Estonian rail freight operator Operail (former EVR Cargo) has launched a container train between Tartu and Sillamäe in order to reduce truck traffic on the country’s highways. The new service is the second domestic rail...Read more

06-03-2019|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko

Operail C-30M locomotive, source: CZ Loko

Operail leases shunting locomotives to Ukraine

Estonian rail freight operator Operail (former EVR Cargo) will lease two C30-M shunting locomotives to Ukrainian freight forwarding company Lemtrans, part of the industrial holding SCM. The locomotives were upgraded at the operator’s workshop in...Read more

05-02-2019|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko