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The most sustainable fireworks…

Not only on New Year's Eve we make the sparkles fly. Our welders have every day a New Year's Eve - with [...]
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Railways simply explained

Multimodality

Do you know what multimodality means? What challenges are associated with the term in the world of logistics? And [...]
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Doppeltraktion
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Railways simply explained

Double heading

Do you know what “double heading” means? Or why multiple-unit traction can take different forms? Why [...]
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Railways simply explained

Brake test

Before every departure of a freight train, a brake test is carried out. But do you know why this is necessary and [...]
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Railways simply explained

Shunting

No trains can run without shunting. Every train is created through shunting. Find out why, how and where the [...]
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Railways simply explained

Special transport

Not only raw materials, cars or car parts, wood, steel, agricultural and chemical products travel by train – [...]
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Railways simply explained

Route class

Did you know that railway routes are divided into route classes? And why freight wagons must not exceed the [...]
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Railways simply explained

Block force measuring

Freight train brakes are not only vitally important when the train is running. Even when a train is parked, the [...]
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RCG Bike Challenge 2018

On two wheels from Salzburg to Trieste This is the second time that 11 motivated RCG employees have taken up the [...]
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Train driver training backstage

Part 1: An international team

In our new series we accompany seven motivated colleagues from Italy on their training path to becoming train [...]
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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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Train driver training backstage

Part 2: The first few weeks

Driving a locomotive of over 80 tonnes – this is the goal to which seven young Italian colleagues, who [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Heroines and heroes of rail – My day...

The rails connect us, we are all heroes and heroines of the railways – this was the motto of this [...]
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A service for the Taurus-locomotive

Traction vehicles also have to get maintained on a regular basis and it is quite a feat when a Taurus weighing [...]
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The RCG-Soccer Challenge 2018

Once again, the 7th RCG soccer tournament is all about team spirit and internationality. On November 24, our [...]
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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 [...]
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Wheeled power

Wheeled power: Start of the RCG wagon...

The Rail Cargo Group operates an impressive fleet of vehicles in order to move tons of freight. Our wagons are the [...]
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Talns
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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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Wheeled power

The stake wagon

As the largest wood transporter in Central Europe, we carry around 200,000 loaded timber wagons a year and [...]
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Wheeled power

The open freight wagon

Our roof-less freight wagons are particularly suitable for transporting goods that are not sensitive to the [...]
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Wheeled power

The Shimmns

Our Shimmns type freight wagon has a sliding tarpaulin or steel cover and is mainly used for transporting steel [...]
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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. [...]
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Först*Hand Information: More quality...

The economy is on the upswing and is bringing increasing volumes to the logistics industry. Transport by land, sea [...]
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Our year 2018 #TEAM Rail Cargo Group

2018 was a year full of highlights. It was a year full of speed – for you and our employees. Today is the [...]
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RCG wins EVA Award 2018!

Internationally, TransANT – the new wagon concept of voestalpine and Rail Cargo Group – has already [...]
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5 years Rail Cargo Carrier Czech...

On 23 May 2012, the first freight train in the Czech Republic was operated in RCG ownership. This was an [...]
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RCG Bike Challenge 2017

460 km, 11 RCG employees and 1 destination: From Wolnzach to Vienna by bike.
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RCG-apprentices at the terminal

Do you know how containers are loaded and unloaded? Do you know the processes at a freight terminal? Are you [...]
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RCG talent factory

Life as a trainee at Rail Cargo Group is challenging and varied. For our international junior staff, the new [...]
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Trainees in Bilk

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Alles Gute! All the best! Buona...

We say goodbye to our RCG trainees and wish them all the best for the future. Our 9 international trainees from [...]
Alles Gute! All the best! Buona fortuna! A legjobbakat! Najlepsze życzenia! Všechno nejlepší! Sretno! - Read article
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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 [...]
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Punctual and safe

Accurate wagon checks and comprehensive training of our employees are the basis for ensuring that our freight [...]
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Summer check in the ÖBB workshops

What do pavement cafés, heat waves and leak detectors have to do with the Rail Cargo Group?
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We are the winners of the German...

When we say this lightweight means business…  ...then we’re talking about TransANT. Inspired by [...]
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