Rail Cargo Group equips wagon fleet with telematics devices
By the end of 2020, the freight cars of Rail Cargo Group will feature position detection, motion sensing and shock detection. The freight division of OBB has partnered up with A1 and A1 Digital to...Read more
Rail Cargo Group handles 400 trains Asia-Europe in 2018
Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has reached its ambitious goal this month of handling a total of 400 trains between Asia and Europe in 2018. It transported more than 30,000 standard containers by rail between Asia...Read more
EU disapproves of broad gauge extension Bratislava-Vienna
The European Commission objects to the plan that will see an extension of the broad gauge railway line from Slovakia to Austria. Meanwhile, the project is about to enter the next phase, moving closer towards...Read more
Rail Cargo Group connects Łódź and Istanbul on New Silk Road
Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has launched a new freight train running between two intermodal hubs – Łódź and Istanbul. The new service improves the transportation of goods throughout eastern, southern and southeastern Europe and connects...Read more
Rail Cargo Group starts new freight connection Austria-Italy
Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has further expanded its rail freight network. Last month, the carrier started operating the new container service from Vienna in Austria to Piadena in Italy. The service also offers a good...Read more
First direct rail service Rotterdam-Budapest launched
The first direct shuttle train between the Port of Rotterdam and the Hungarian capital of Budapest was launched today, 4 October. The railway service departs twice a week in both directions. With the new rail connection,...Read more
New lightweight platform for superstructures on the market
A new lightweight platform for the carriage of superstructures was presented to the public by manufacturer voestalpine and Rail Cargo Group (RCG), the Austrian-based rail logistics company that will be operating the new rolling stock....Read more
Rail Cargo Group to become digital carrier by mid-2020
Rail Cargo Group (RCG), ÖBB’s freight division, has signed a contract with CRX Software for the application of the RailCube software solution. The IT solution will support the planning and dispatching of international trains. Since the...Read more
Goldair starts own train operations Greece
ÖBB subsidiary Rail Cargo Group (RCG) and Greek partner Goldair Cargo officially launched their rail freight operations in Greece on June 27. Although the partnership is not new, the joint venture had not ran their...Read more
Mercitalia steps on board the intelligent freight train
Mercitalia, freight subsidiary of the Italian Ferrovie dello Stato has joined SBB Cargo and Rail Cargo Group (RCG) in a cross-border innovation partnership. The aim is to develop a standard communication method used for various...Read moreAustria-China line to be re-routed through Khorgos Gateway
The new freight link between Austria and China per rail will re-routed to the border crossing of Altynkol-Khorgos, an upcoming gateway between Kazakhstan and China. This was agreed by Rail Cargo Group (RCG), the freight...Read more
Regular Silk Road train service for Austria and Slovakia
Rail Cargo Group (RCG) – the freight transport division of ÖBB- and DHL Global Forwarding have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), underlining their efforts to establish regular rail freight services between Austria, Slovakia and...Read more
New Vienna-Chengdu railway link launched
A new railway service connecting the Austrian capital Vienna with the Chinese freight hub Chengdu was launched with the first train departing in westbound direction on Thursday 12 April. It is the first direct railway...Read more