The U.S. Department of Transport (USDOT) will launch a new pilot programme to expedite long-term, low-cost loans for America’s short line and regional freight railways. T
Canadian Pacific hauled record volumes of grain last December and for the fourth quarter of 2019, following significant capital investments in its grain infrastructure.
Equipped with ultra-high definition cameras and high-powered illumination, the automated system “produces 360° scans of railcars passing through the portal at track speed. Advanced machine vision technology and software algorithms identify defects and automatically flag cars for repair.”
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in November 2019 handled a record 599,626 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of cargo, a 4 percent increase over the previous November record of 583,880 TEUS set in 2018.
Polish railway infrastructure manager, PKP PLK, has started the design works on the revitalization of the Nowy Zagórz – Łupków railway line, towards Slovakia. Plans for tracks and switches, reconstruction of stations and stops as well as replacement of bridges and viaducts will be prepared.