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Innovation

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DAC Question & Answer

A look back at the DAC4EU...

From early February to early March, the Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) prototypes were in Austria for the first [...]

A look back at the DAC4EU demonstrator train in Austria - Read article

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DAC Question & Answer

DAC4EU demonstrator train in Styria

Since the beginning of February, prototypes that use Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) have been undergoing their [...]

DAC4EU demonstrator train in Styria - Read article

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DAC Question & Answer

DAC4EU demonstrator train in Vorarlberg

The Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) prototypes have been in Austria for several days undergoing the first [...]

DAC4EU demonstrator train in Vorarlberg - Read article

Product & Service

Product & Service

RCG goes China: Five reasons why this...

From January 2023, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) will be operating a subsidiary in Shanghai. This will allow us [...]

RCG goes China: Five reasons why this is welcome news for our customers - Read article

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Be #RAILCORE

Multimodal thanks to MOBILER for w&p...

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has been transporting up to 80,000 tonnes of clinker and granulated blast furnace [...]

Multimodal thanks to MOBILER for w&p cement - Read article

Product & Service

Waste as an Opportunity for the...

An amendment to the Austrian Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz (Waste Management Act) mandates a gradual shift of waste [...]

Waste as an Opportunity for the Transport Revolution - Read article

International

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Country portraits

China: global player on expansion course

China is the world's biggest exporter and the second biggest importing country in the world. The construction [...]

China: global player on expansion course - Read article

International

The future in your Schoolbag

Our contribution to the school charity campaign for Romanian and Ukrainian children.

The future in your Schoolbag - Read article

International

Intermodal terminals: where...

Intermodal terminals are vital links in the transport chain. They are the place where containers are transshipped, [...]

Intermodal terminals: where containers are loaded, unloaded and transferred - Read article

Sustainability

Sustainability

My commitment to environment &...

Adrienn Gassner is a project manager at Rail Cargo Group. After war broke out in Ukraine, she allowed Maria, from [...]

My commitment to environment & society: When Adrienn Gassner allowed a fleeing mother to stay with her. - Read article

Sustainability

My commitment to environment &...

Damjan Rak is a Production Planner at Rail Cargo Carrier Slovenija and a passionate beekeeper in his spare time. [...]

My commitment to environment & society: Damjan Rak and his contribution to biodiversity - Read article

Sustainability

10 reasons for rail transport

Compared to a train, a truck emits 30 times as much CO2, requires three times as much space and only covers around [...]

10 reasons for rail transport - Read article

RCG Inside

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Job descriptions

Safety knows no time

Our wagon technicians are on duty day and night, in sun and snow.

Safety knows no time - Read article

RCG Inside

On honeymoon by rail

      RCG employee Lukas Waldherr-Hrdina shows how #railcore a honeymoon can be and [...]

On honeymoon by rail - Read article

RCG Inside

“It’s a success story for all of us”:...

We broke the 1 million tonnes barrier in transporting grain from the Ukraine in 2022. Many of our committed [...]

“It’s a success story for all of us”: Svetlana on transporting grain from Ukraine - Read article

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Railways simply explained

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Railways simply explained

All-rounders in Focus: Taurus...

More than twice as fast as a cheetah and many times stronger than a bull: The vehicles of the Taurus fleet are [...]

All-rounders in Focus: Taurus Locomotives - 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

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Railways simply explained

The brake shoe

When you think of shoes, you think of human footwear. But did you know that trains wear them too? We will explain [...]

The brake shoe - Read article

Wheeled power

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Wheeled power

The Vectron locomotive

Powerful, 8,700 hp / 6,400 kW, 90 tonnes, 160 km/h top speed, almost 19 metres long, over 3 metres wide, over 4 [...]

The Vectron locomotive - 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

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

Train driver training backstage

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Train driver training backstage

Train driver trainings: From...

We are creating a working environment in which continuing education is everyday practice. This also includes new [...]

Train driver trainings: From passenger to freight transport - Read article

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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

Be #RAILCORE

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Be #RAILCORE

Multimodal thanks to MOBILER for w&p...

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has been transporting up to 80,000 tonnes of clinker and granulated blast furnace [...]

Multimodal thanks to MOBILER for w&p cement - Read article

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Be #RAILCORE

Arge Baustahl on the rails: Back to...

Arge Baustahl Eisen Blasy-Neptun GmbH started its success story in 1949 as the first iron-bending company in [...]

Arge Baustahl on the rails: Back to the roots - Read article

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Be #RAILCORE

Hödlmayr – Sustainable vehicle logistics

Anyone looking to transport vehicles is in the best hands with Hödlmayr. Hödlmayr Rail Logistics GmbH is [...]

Hödlmayr – Sustainable vehicle logistics - Read article

Country portraits

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Country portraits

China: global player on expansion course

China is the world's biggest exporter and the second biggest importing country in the world. The construction [...]

China: global player on expansion course - Read article

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Country portraits

Turkey: the bridge between Europe and...

Turkey’s landscape and history make it one of the oldest and the most diverse countries on the [...]

Turkey: the bridge between Europe and Asia - Read article

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Country portraits

Bulgaria: Country of contrasts

Black Sea coast, mountain ranges and historical excavations. Bulgaria is a diverse country in which rail freight [...]

Bulgaria: Country of contrasts - Read article

Job descriptions

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Job descriptions

Safety knows no time

Our wagon technicians are on duty day and night, in sun and snow.

Safety knows no time - Read article

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Job descriptions

3 Questions for Patrick Gamsjäger

Every day, Patrick works on implementing the different requirements of MIKE Tracking in the interests of the [...]

3 Questions for Patrick Gamsjäger - Read article

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3 Questions for Martin, Product Owner

Martin loves new challenges and the variety in his job. That's good, because his job might hold a new [...]

3 Questions for Martin, Product Owner - 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 [...]

The year 2020 of the ROLA in pictures - Read article

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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

Current Challenges of Combined...

Guest Commentary by Attila Czöndör, Member of the Board and Managing Director of Rail Cargo Terminal - [...]

Current Challenges of Combined Transport in Hungary - Read article

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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

Dive into... SmartLINK

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Dive into... SmartLINK

Liquid transports: flexitanks or tank...

How do liquids get from A to B safely? Usually, massive tank containers are used for this purpose. We know from [...]

Liquid transports: flexitanks or tank containers? - Read article

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Dive into... SmartLINK

Climate: Transporting waste by rail

Rail freight transport is the only chance for sustainable land transport in the next ten to fifteen years. This [...]

Climate: Transporting waste by rail - Read article

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Dive into... SmartLINK

The 7 "Most Wanted" - A portrait of...

Small or large quantity, mineral oil, wood or consumer goods - what would you like? With our versatile freight [...]

The 7 "Most Wanted" - A portrait of our most popular freight trains - 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 [...]

20 years of RCG apprenticeships: Congratulations from those who have been part of the journey - Read article

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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 [...]

20 years of RCG apprenticeships: let’s look back at this anniversary year - Read article

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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

A look back at the DAC4EU...

From early February to early March, the Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) prototypes were in Austria for the first [...]

A look back at the DAC4EU demonstrator train in Austria - Read article

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DAC Question & Answer

DAC4EU demonstrator train in Styria

Since the beginning of February, prototypes that use Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) have been undergoing their [...]

DAC4EU demonstrator train in Styria - Read article

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DAC Question & Answer

DAC4EU demonstrator train in Vorarlberg

The Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) prototypes have been in Austria for several days undergoing the first [...]

DAC4EU demonstrator train in Vorarlberg - Read article

SHE is #railcore

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SHE is #railcore

“Top Sharing” for diversity and...

Leading as a double team: “Top Sharing” brings diversity to management and enables opportunities in [...]

“Top Sharing” for diversity and better compatibility of job and family - Read article

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SHE is #railcore

Gender Diversity: What we can learn...

Here at the ÖBB Rail Cargo Group, we know that diversity is a key factor for success – both today and [...]

Gender Diversity: What we can learn from research - Read article

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SHE is #railcore

One job, two genders: How our...

Here at the ÖBB Rail Cargo Group, we know that diverse teams are the key to success. As we aspire to live out [...]

One job, two genders: How our apprentices experience diversity at the ÖBB Rail Cargo Group - Read article