MxV Rail R&D, Railway Age January 2025 Issue: Recently, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Coupling Systems and Truck Castings Committee asked MxV Rail to evaluate how warp restraint systems ...

Rail freight is more efficient than truck freight So far the efficiency examples we've discussed have been glamorous new technology -- electric cars, next-gen light rail. But what may be the ...

Freight train carrying vehicles derails, crushing new cars and trucks Photos from the derailment scene showed heavy damage to many vehicles and freight cars. Published June 8, 2023 • Updated on ...

About 10 to 12 years ago, North America reached the point where nearly 100% of all rail-moved coal traffic in the western U.S. shifted to moving in either a steel or an aluminum HAL freight car with ...

Ex-SpaceX engineer Matt Soule believes his autonomous rail cars could help ease the trucker shortage. Parallel Systems' rail freight cars could take over long-haul cargo routes from truckers, he said.

In two years, from 1958 to 1960, the rail shipments of new cars doubled and cost the manufacturers far less than having trucks deliver the new vehicles. Long freight trains carrying those new cars ...

But the line is growing, as rail freight emerges as a viable option. Skip to content Skip to site index ... those 30,000 cars eliminate some 120,000 truck trips. Trucks, ...

Rail cars that did not derail spilled hazardous chemicals 52 times. These included a Canadian Pacific locomotive on which a ruptured tank spilled 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel in Franklin Park in July.

Konkan Railway launches roll-on/roll-off service for private cars between Kolad and Verna, offering safe, economical ...