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DAC Question & Answer

Part II: Why do we need electricity...

We’ve answered the most important questions about the journey from screw coupling and automatic coupling [...]

Part II: Why do we need electricity and data connections on the wagon? - Read article

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DAC Question & Answer

DAC: Let’s take a look at the test site

Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) is going to revolutionise the European rail freight transport industry. New [...]

DAC: Let’s take a look at the test site - Read article

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DAC Question & Answer

Part I: What is DAC and what are its...

Digital Automatic Coupling represents a revolution in European rail freight transport. In our new series [...]

Part I: What is DAC and what are its levels? - Read article

Product & Service

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Dive into... SmartLINK

Stake wagons

We’re proud to be experts in timber transportation. As one of the largest wood hauliers in Central Europe, [...]

Stake wagons - Read article

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Dive into... SmartLINK

In good hands in the North of Italy:...

We connect people, businesses and markets with logistics power – from the first to the last mile. Our ten [...]

In good hands in the North of Italy: our warehouse logistics in San Stino di Livenza - Read article

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Dive into... SmartLINK

In good hands in the North of Italy:...

Our customers have got the goods, we’ve got all the warehouse expertise and experience needed for [...]

In good hands in the North of Italy: our warehouse logistics in Desio - Read article

International

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Experts talking

Freight transport in a pandemic: a...

Last year, rail freight transport between China and Europe more than doubled. Yet, 2020 wasn’t easy for rail [...]

Freight transport in a pandemic: a status report - Read article

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Country portraits

Belgium and Luxembourg

Belgium and Luxembourg, along with the Netherlands, form the Benelux countries. The Benelux Union is important for [...]

Belgium and Luxembourg - Read article

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Country portraits

Mongolia: a rail nation with potential

Mongolia is known for its yurts, coal and expansive landscapes, but the country has a lot more to offer. Mongolia [...]

Mongolia: a rail nation with potential - Read article

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Sustainability

My contribution to a green RCG:...

Our 9,340 members of staff from 34 countries who work at the Rail Cargo Group provide environmentally friendly [...]

My contribution to a green RCG: energy-efficient driving of the loco - Read article

Sustainability

My contribution to a green RCG: I...

Polona Lukežič​ is an assistant at the ÖBB Rail Cargo Group. At RCG in Slovenia, Polona and her [...]

My contribution to a green RCG: I take my bike to work - Read article

Sustainability

My contribution to a green RCG:...

Staff at the Rail Cargo Group make a big contribution to protecting the climate. They provide smooth transport [...]

My contribution to a green RCG: bringing my own coffee cup - Read article

RCG Inside

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SHE is #railcore

Gender diversity in the ÖBB Rail...

There’s no doubt about it: qualifications, not gender, are what count at work. Our aim is to give everyone [...]

Gender diversity in the ÖBB Rail Cargo Group: an update - Read article

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SHE is #railcore

Jobs before gender: What makes the...

It’s not the gender of our staff that matters, it’s what skills they have. Diverse teams are the key [...]

Jobs before gender: What makes the difference? - Read article

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Welcome Day @ RCG

To create prospects. To promote commitment. To assume responsibility. To develop pioneering spirit. To move [...]

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Railways simply explained

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Railways simply explained

Single wagon transport

Do you know what single wagon transport is and what role it plays in Austria? Why they are critical for success [...]

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Railways simply explained

Industrial sidings

Do you know what industrial sidings are needed for? Do you know how they help make freight transport more [...]

Industrial sidings - Read article

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Railways simply explained

What does condition-based maintenance...

Rail vehicles are like cars: they have to be taken to the workshop where certain maintenance and repair work is [...]

What does condition-based maintenance mean? - Read article

Wheeled power

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Wheeled power

Green City Logistics Container

Cities are the living spaces of the future. The United Nations predicts that by 2050, almost 70 % of the [...]

Green City Logistics Container - Read article

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Wheeled power

The MOBILER

With the MOBILER, the train comes directly to the customer – regardless of whether there is a siding or not. [...]

The MOBILER - Read article

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Wheeled power

Covered bulk wagon

The covered bulk wagon of type Talns is used for the transport of moisture-sensitive bulk goods such as [...]

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Train driver training backstage

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Train driver training backstage

Part 5: Up-and-coming engine drivers...

10,000 hp under the hood. Taking care of thousands of tonnes of goods. Rather than bothering our seven [...]

Part 5: Up-and-coming engine drivers are on board - Read article

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Train driver training backstage

Part 4: A childhood dream will soon...

For nine months now, seven Italian colleagues have been doing their training as locomotive drivers at the RCG. Now [...]

Part 4: A childhood dream will soon become true - Read article

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Train driver training backstage

Part 3: The way to becoming an expert

Our future train drivers have already completed two thirds of the theoretical training. The finish for qualifying [...]

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Kings & Queens

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Kings & Queens

More than convinced by the railway

Steel products require consistently high quality and reliability - without compromise. And that at all levels. [...]

More than convinced by the railway - Read article

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Kings & Queens

Caterpillar on the Rails

Do you know what excavators, track loaders and bulldozers have in common? Exactly. All products made by [...]

Caterpillar on the Rails - Read article

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Kings & Queens

Fruit juice on rails – Rauch relies...

Rauch was founded in 1919 in Rankweil, Vorarlberg, as a contract moster for local farmers. Today, the company is [...]

Fruit juice on rails – Rauch relies on rail freight transport - Read article

Country portraits

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Country portraits

Belgium and Luxembourg

Belgium and Luxembourg, along with the Netherlands, form the Benelux countries. The Benelux Union is important for [...]

Belgium and Luxembourg - Read article

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Country portraits

Mongolia: a rail nation with potential

Mongolia is known for its yurts, coal and expansive landscapes, but the country has a lot more to offer. Mongolia [...]

Mongolia: a rail nation with potential - Read article

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Country portraits

Germany: running on 100% green...

Cars, cellulose, tracks, products for the chemical and mineral oil industries –environmentally friendly [...]

Germany: running on 100% green traction current - Read article

Job descriptions

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Job descriptions

"I'm in control of 10,000 horsepower"

Maruša Pahor is a very relaxed person. Which is a good character trait, since she is a locomotive driver [...]

"I'm in control of 10,000 horsepower" - Read article

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Job descriptions

With 8,000 HP through the Rhine area

Alim Öztürk has always had a soft spot for trains. Since his early childhood he has dreamed of driving a [...]

With 8,000 HP through the Rhine area - Read article

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Job descriptions

Logistics expert Melina Salmhofer

As a child she wanted to become a veterinarian. Today she is a fashionable 21-year old logistican from the [...]

Logistics expert Melina Salmhofer - Read article

International fairs

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International fairs

TransRussia Moscow 2019

The TransRussia/TransLogistica, the largest international trade fair for transport, logistics and transport [...]

TransRussia Moscow 2019 - Read article

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International fairs

logitrans Istanbul 2018

The logitrans has become the leading trade fair along the entire value chain in the fields of logistics, [...]

logitrans Istanbul 2018 - Read article

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International fairs

China International Import Expo 2018

The business between China and Europe is booming. Around 4,000 trains a year travel between Europe and Asia with [...]

China International Import Expo 2018 - Read article

TransFER connections

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TransFER connections

The first direct freight train from...

We are intensifying Asian connections – the first Chengdu train is ready for the journey

The first direct freight train from China to Vienna - Read article

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TransFER connections

The new TransFER: Linz - Duisburg

On 8 March, a brand new Rail Cargo Group train service began its maiden journey from Austria to Germany. So that [...]

The new TransFER: Linz - Duisburg - Read article

Thank you, ROLA!

Thank you, ROLA!

The year 2020 of the ROLA in pictures

2020 was a unique year that presented us with many challenges. It was also an eventful year for the Rolling Road [...]

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Thank you, ROLA!

Safe with ROLA

When trucks are travelling piggybacked on the Rolling Road (ROLA), keeping the roads clear and thus protecting the [...]

Safe with ROLA - Read article

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Thank you, ROLA!

The best solution for Tyrol:...

The Rolling Road (ROLA) is the most practical solution to get the rapidly growing problem of Alpine transit under [...]

The best solution for Tyrol: piggybacking trucks to the railways - Read article

Experts talking

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Experts talking

Freight transport in a pandemic: a...

Last year, rail freight transport between China and Europe more than doubled. Yet, 2020 wasn’t easy for rail [...]

Freight transport in a pandemic: a status report - Read article

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Experts talking

GATX on our green wagon fleet

GATX is one of the largest freight wagon lessors in Europe. Johann Feindert, CEO of GATX Rail Europe, is a strong [...]

GATX on our green wagon fleet - Read article

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Experts talking

Digital Automatic Coupling: a...

An interview with Clemens Först, CEO of the Rail Cargo Group The ÖBB Rail Cargo Group is part of a [...]

Digital Automatic Coupling: a revolution in freight transport - Read article

#MobilityWeek

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#MobilityWeek

The RCG Bike Challenge 2019

The race around Istria The RCG Bike Challenge enters its third round and takes place this year just in time for [...]

The RCG Bike Challenge 2019 - Read article

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#MobilityWeek

Mobility with a future

Mobility - A basic human and economic need that affects our quality of life. Factors such as prosperity, growth [...]

Mobility with a future - Read article

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#MobilityWeek

Kings&Queens at the Oberbank Forum in...

At this year's Oberbank Forum in Linz - with 800 invited guests from business and industry - we spoke together [...]

Kings&Queens at the Oberbank Forum in Linz - Read article

Dive into... SmartLINK

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Dive into... SmartLINK

Stake wagons

We’re proud to be experts in timber transportation. As one of the largest wood hauliers in Central Europe, [...]

Stake wagons - Read article

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Dive into... SmartLINK

In good hands in the North of Italy:...

We connect people, businesses and markets with logistics power – from the first to the last mile. Our ten [...]

In good hands in the North of Italy: our warehouse logistics in San Stino di Livenza - Read article

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Dive into... SmartLINK

In good hands in the North of Italy:...

Our customers have got the goods, we’ve got all the warehouse expertise and experience needed for [...]

In good hands in the North of Italy: our warehouse logistics in Desio - Read article

20 years of apprenticeships

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20 years of apprenticeships

20 years of RCG apprenticeships: ...

The Rail Cargo Group is celebrating a special anniversary this year: for 20 years, the company has been helping [...]

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20 years of apprenticeships

20 years of RCG apprenticeships:...

It’s 20 years since our first freight forwarding apprentices began their training at the RCG. It was the [...]

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20 years of apprenticeships

20 years of RCG apprenticeships –...

In the course of our anniversary, we are putting colleagues in the spotlight who have made the RCG apprenticeships [...]

20 years of RCG apprenticeships – Matthäus Tepperberg combined his apprenticeship with a graduate degree - Read article

DAC Question & Answer

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DAC Question & Answer

Part II: Why do we need electricity...

We’ve answered the most important questions about the journey from screw coupling and automatic coupling [...]

Part II: Why do we need electricity and data connections on the wagon? - Read article

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DAC Question & Answer

DAC: Let’s take a look at the test site

Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) is going to revolutionise the European rail freight transport industry. New [...]

DAC: Let’s take a look at the test site - Read article

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DAC Question & Answer

Part I: What is DAC and what are its...

Digital Automatic Coupling represents a revolution in European rail freight transport. In our new series [...]

Part I: What is DAC and what are its levels? - Read article

SHE is #railcore

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SHE is #railcore

Gender diversity in the ÖBB Rail...

There’s no doubt about it: qualifications, not gender, are what count at work. Our aim is to give everyone [...]

Gender diversity in the ÖBB Rail Cargo Group: an update - Read article

Series

SHE is #railcore

Jobs before gender: What makes the...

It’s not the gender of our staff that matters, it’s what skills they have. Diverse teams are the key [...]

Jobs before gender: What makes the difference? - Read article