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Wheelset

It looks like a massive barbell in a gym, but its structure is far more complex, and its function is indispensable [...]

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Industries in the Spotlight

Consumer goods: what dog food, Billy...

The world of consumer goods is diverse and includes everything you can find when shopping – from food and [...]

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Chemical Transport: When Everything...

Every year, RCG transports four million tons of chemical products, supplying Europe's industries with raw [...]

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140 years of the Arlberg Railway: a...

On the occasion of this anniversary, the Railway Museum Heizhaus Strasshof will host an exhibition as part of the [...]

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Railways simply explained

Macrophone (train horn)

Everyone is familiar with microphones – on concert stages, on TV or in their own smartphones. A macrophone, [...]

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Wood on the Move: From Forest to...

The timber industry is one of Europe's most traditional and dynamic sectors. The transport of wood products [...]

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Building materials: logistics with...

From raw materials such as gravel and speciality products such as salt to finished products such as concrete [...]

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Geniously Multimodal

Compact overview of our end-to-end logistics solutions.

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FCC Austria Abfall Service AG: when...

Work efficiently and conserve resources: This principle determines the business activities and logistics strategy [...]

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The TransFER Erzberg in pictures

The Red Bull Erzbergrodeo is the toughest one-day enduro in the world and demands everything from riders from 40 [...]

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Paper: An Industry in Transition

The paper market has undergone some major upheavals over the years – from fewer newspapers and catalogues to [...]

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How waste is revolutionising the...

Waste transport has developed into an independent business unit at Rail Cargo Group (RCG). The Environmental [...]

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Digitising ad-hoc train ordering with...

The range of functions handled by our digital logistics platform MIKE continues to grow. The latest challenge [...]

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Excellence in car transportation

The Rail Cargo Group (RCG) transported a million vehicles in 2023. A brilliant logistical performance, driven by [...]

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Railways simply explained

Safety driving circuit (Sifa) or the...

We take all precautions to ensure that consignments reach our customers safely and intact. The safety driving [...]

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Hamburg Port: A world-leading...

Germany's largest seaport and Europe's largest railway port.

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Supplying pasta factories with...

Agricultural products are an essential part of our daily diet. Yet few people understand how they get from the [...]

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AWG moves into the next phase

The amended Waste Management Act, which came into force in 2023, moves into the next phase: Waste transports with [...]

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The future is hydrogen

Hydrogen instead of fossil fuels. If the EU has its way, this will be a decisive milestone in the fight to [...]

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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 [...]

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With MIKE we are digitalising block...

The digital assistant MIKE simplifies the processing of freight transport using smart services. Now comes the next [...]

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Ukraine transports – side by side...

Sticking together in difficult times and finding new solutions jointly: With this intention, ÖBB Rail Cargo [...]

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Wheeled power

The Container Wagon: the All-Rounder

It’s impossible to imagine combined transport and thus our vehicle fleet without it: Today we present to you [...]

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The Special Wagon: the Technical Expert

Some goods place special demands on transport due to their size, weight or shape, which only our special wagons [...]

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InnoWaggon: the Customization Pro

When you need a customized, efficient wagon, the InnoWaggon is the solution for your train.

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Country portraits

Out and about with own traction in...

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) now also operates in Serbia with own traction since 2023. This means we handle [...]

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Flat Wagons and Stake Wagons: the...

Our flat wagons are strong and robust, effortlessly taking on heavy and large goods. The performance of our stake [...]

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Sustainable timber transport for KLH

Solid wood panel producer KLH has been transporting cross laminated timber from Carinthia in Austria to the rest [...]

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Wheeled power

The Covered Wagon: the Jack of All...

Weather-sensitive goods such as paper or grain travel safely in our covered wagons.

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The Open Wagon: the Powerhouse

Our open wagons, which are suitable for transporting bulk materials that are not sensitive to weather conditions, [...]

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Optimising intermodal: Swap Bodies

They make handling faster and more efficient, and therefore play a key role in intermodal freight transport. [...]

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On the rails with ROLA

The train drivers from the base in Wörgl transport trucks and their drivers through Tyrol, in an [...]

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A strong partner: freight wagon...

The Ermewa Group is a long-standing and important partner of RCG and contributes to attractive rail logistics [...]

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Snow and ice – gritting salt comes by...

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) uses innovative MOBILER logistics to transport large quantities of salt produced [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Waste as an Opportunity for the...

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

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Hamburg Port: a world-leading...

Hamburg is home to Germany’s largest container port, the third-biggest seaport in Europe and one of the [...]

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At the centre of the action: our...

Almost 30,000 m² of storage space and a direct railway siding: Our warehouse in Prague-Malešice [...]

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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 [...]

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Climate: Transporting waste by rail

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

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Our special construction for...

Almost every car travels by rail at least once. Starting with the transport of ore, steel, the car parts up to the [...]

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Terminal services on 22.3 hectares –...

The Rail Cargo Terminal BILK operates with state-of-the-art equipment and advanced infrastructure. The Terminal [...]

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Behind the scenes: Lamborghini & ÖBB...

Together with Lamborghini for sustainable logistics We are transporting Lamborghini URUS car bodies from Germany [...]

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EGGER Group: Environmentally friendly...

The EGGER Group, headquartered in St. Johann in Tyrol, develops high-quality solutions for living and working with [...]

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We’re ready!

Ready for what? Well now, that would be telling. But here’s a hint: nearly every single car travels by rail [...]

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Best of freight wagons

Open or closed, with stakes or sliding panels, our fleet is just as varied as the goods we transport. We present [...]

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Three terminals in one country – our...

The Rail Cargo Group operates three container terminals in the Czech Republic. Brno, Mělník and Přerov. [...]

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Our terminals in Slovakia

Our SmartLINK digital service portfolio offers comprehensive terminal logistics services – at our three [...]

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Stake wagons

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

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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On-site logistics

We never let our customers’ goods out of our sight – from the start to the end of their journey and [...]

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Terminal logistics

We pull out all the stops to make sure the move from rail to road – and vice versa – goes smoothly. [...]

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Your route through our TransNET

Have you ever asked yourself how we bring your goods from Budapest to Köseköy? It’s as simple as [...]

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Warehouse logistics

Our warehouses are more than goods depots: they’re hustling and bustling logistics hubs. Our employees load [...]

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Accessories

We give all we’ve got to get your goods delivered safely– from straps and rope to robust stillages. [...]

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Single wagonload transport

We are the sustainable backbone of the economy. Our single wagonload transport services also help keep [...]

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Loading advice

Every beginning is difficult - even when loading goods. In order to avoid unpleasant surprises for our customers, [...]

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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 [...]

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Transport insurance

SmartLINK, RCG’s digital service portfolio, offers a wide range of add-ons that round off our [...]

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More than convinced by the railway

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

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Transport of goods in containers by...

Consumer goods, automotive goods, chemicals, steel, wood and paper - there are hardly any limitations to the [...]

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Rapeseed oil on the rails: RCG and...

The Chinese market is one of the most up-and-coming when it comes to the export of Russian goods, especially food. [...]

Rapeseed oil on the rails: RCG and FESCO make it happen - Read article

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Consumer goods on the rails

We are transporting an increasing amount of consumer goods so that we can help secure commercial supplies on a [...]

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9 reasons why rail freight transport...

Coronavirus is putting us all to the test, on a personal and on a professional level. The Rail Cargo Group and our [...]

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Safe with ROLA

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

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The best solution for Tyrol:...

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

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Bernegger as first TransANT test pilot

Our revolutionary TransANT platform wagon goes on rail. Bernegger GmbH carries out the first test drives and puts [...]

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The ROLA for a better quality of life

Trucks cause noise and dirt and are an enormous burden for the population as well as for the environment. For [...]

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That's what forwarding agents say...

Whether via Austria from Germany or the Czech Republic or via Poland, Germany and Austria from as far north as [...]

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9 reasons why the ROLA doesn’t only...

#MOBILITYWEEK The Rolling Road (ROLA) has many advantages – not only the environment benefits from this [...]

9 reasons why the ROLA doesn’t only help the environment - Read article

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Classic cars on track

The fact that Rail Cargo Group transports cars and car parts by rail is nothing new. But when 28 vintage cars and [...]

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Take the ROLA, save frustration – a...

What is Thomas, a lorry driver, looking forward to most of all when he arrives at ROLA Terminal Wörgl? To the [...]

Take the ROLA, save frustration – a travelogue - Read article

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Railways simply explained

Pit stop for freight wagons to...

As Rail Cargo connects European urban areas and ports to prospering economic centres in Russia, Turkey and to [...]

Pit stop for freight wagons to maintain the wheelsets - Read article

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‘Thank you for the ROLA comfort zone’...

Mario is a keen Rolling Highways driver. Read on to find out why he thinks it’s cool, even in summer.

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Caterpillar on the Rails

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

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Once the environment can breathe again

The Rolling Highway (or ROLA, short for Rollende Landstraße) moves more than 170,000 trucks from road to [...]

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From Automobiles to Wood - Our...

Our customers are our Kings & Queens. Our logistics solutions are as multifaceted and diverse as the world [...]

From Automobiles to Wood - Our wide-ranging know-how - Read article

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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 [...]

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Green City Logistics Container

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

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Interview - Georg Huber: Salinen...

From the Altaussee, Hallstadt and Bad Ischl extraction sites, the "white gold" is transported via [...]

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Lorry chassis piggybacking on the...

How else would you transport 96 lorry chassis from Turkey to northern Germany if not by environmentally friendly [...]

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Binderholz: Europe's market leader...

"The competitive advantages of rail in freight transport clearly speak for themselves." In Fügen [...]

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Franz Pertl (Rohrdorfer) und Michael Fellier (RCG)

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Rohrdorfer Cement

"So we said this 200-ton delta wasn't an issue because we knew that RCG was doing everything it [...]

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Kings & Queens: Rohstoff- und Baustoffspezialist Bernegger

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Raw material and building material...

“Being close to your customers and being in touch with them is what sets you apart.” Interview: Kurt [...]

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Scrap merchant Kuttin Ltd.

"I can load a truck with 24 tons of material, but the railway wagon with 65 tons." Interview: Markus [...]

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Kings & Queens: Zellstoffproduzent Zellstoff Pöls

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Softwood kraft pulp and paper...

“When long distances have to be covered during transport, the railways are the means of transport par [...]

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Wolfurt reloaded: Container gate to...

Terminal Wolfurt is the central logistics hub for transhipment traffic in conventional wagonload traffic and for [...]

Wolfurt reloaded: Container gate to the world - Read article

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Transporting unwelded, ultra-long rails

In the steelworks, they become what they are. They’re installed all over the world. When they’re [...]

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Caught between fields of sugar beet,...

Have you wondered how sugar ends up in your coffee and how exactly it’s got there? Or how the biggest grain [...]

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Pfeifer Group's wood is traveling...

From the tree trunk to the diverse materials to bio-fuel. It is impossible to imagine life without wood. Before [...]

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Circus Roncalli takes the train

The much loved, famous Circus Roncalli is on tour again, making the eyes of young and old light up with delight. [...]

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OMV - unlimited customer utility

The RCG is characterized by internationality. Every year we handle more than 115 million tons of goods between [...]

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Transporting timber in an...

With about 5.6 million tons of timber transported annually, the RCG is the largest timber transporter in Central [...]

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Schmidholz's wood on track

The RCG transports products of the wood industry flexibly and in an environmentally friendly manner. With around [...]

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The environmentally friendly...

The use of waste paper and its transport by environmentally friendly rail save an enormous amount of resources. [...]

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Kärntnermilch in time on track

The Rail Cargo Group is on the move 24 hours a day, 365 days a year on behalf of its customers. We transport [...]

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Austria Glas Recycling is going for...

RCG transports more than 110,000 tonnes of waste glass by rail every year. This means conserving resources [...]

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OMV: Project RTMO in cooperation with...

Railway logistics 4.0 The competitive environment remains challenging not only in the railway world. Constantly [...]

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Magna and the reliability of the RCG

The goods must reach their destination safely, quickly and above all reliably. Our customers agree on this. They [...]

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BSH Haushaltsgeräte Ltd. - Household...

How a relaxed approach and perfect teamwork achieve just-in-time supply control of high-quality household [...]

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Pilsner Urquell: Born in Pilsen. At...

The logistics chain for consumer goods, until foods and beverages for the retail trade end up on supermarket [...]

Pilsner Urquell: Born in Pilsen. At home throughout the world. - Read article