GATX Rail equips pocket wagon fleet with new kingpin safety solution
GATX Rail Europe has introduced a new kingpin sensor, which assures the correct closing of a container. “This is a response to the European Railway Agency’s (ERA) most recent call on wagon keepers for greater...Read more
Samskip partners up with GATX with 15 new rail wagons
Multimodal and logistics company Samskip has received fifteen T3000e intermodal railcars from GATX Rail Europe. It is the first order that Samskip placed with GATX. This new collaboration is expected to increase Samskip’s capacity on...Read more
GATX and GASPOL join forces to supply Poland with LPG
GASPOL, Poland’s largest gas supplier, will use GATX’s LPG railcars to transport Liquefied Petroleum Gas from the port of Gdansk to its terminals in the country. The Polish company stopped importing gas from Russia already...Read more
GATX’s LNG tank containers bring gas where pipelines stop
GATX Rail Europe and Trifleet are collaborating to provide their customers with an effective solution to transport liquified natural gas (LNG) on rail. GATX will make available its rail wagons, while Trifleet will supply its...Read more
European rail freight companies test automatic coupling
Six European rail freight companies led by DB Cargo have started the trials of digital automatic coupling (DAC) on wagons. The pilot project is dedicated to demonstrating, testing and obtaining regulatory approval for this technology....Read more
‘We want to create a high-flying rail sector’
Two European railcar rental companies – Ermewa SA and GATX – have joined forces in the “Aero-Ferro Benchmark” project. This new research alliance addresses a key question: What can rail freight transportation learn from the...Read more
Wagon keepers want more support for quiet trains
With quiet routes covering a considerable part of the European railway network post-2020, wagon keepers are bound to invest in the phasing out of noisy trains. However, wagon keepers do not necessarily reap the economic...Read more