Topic: Rail Cargo Group

EURODUAL LOCOMOTIVES RCG adds third hybrid locomotive to TransFLEX services

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has taken delivery of a third EURODUAL hybrid locomotive for its TransFLEX services, as the company extends the flexible rail…
award-winning tech RCG and Transporeon set new standards with multimodal platform

Transporeon and ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) have formed a strategic collaboration to address sustainability challenges in European freight transport. Their integrated platform aims to…
2024 figures RCG improves performance, but financial results worsened due to ‘flood catastrophe’

Austrian state-owned railway holding ÖBB published its figures for 2024. Despite slight increases in net tonnes transported and turnover, its rail freight arm Rail Cargo…
Expanded services ‘Essential for Asia – Europe trade’: Rail Cargo Group tightens connection to Türkiye

ÖBB’s freight subsidiary Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is expanding its services to Türkiye. RCG calls the country “essential for intermodal trade between Europe and Asia.”
Capacity is available Can rail freight pick up volumes amid Austria-Italy road axis disruptions?

Traffic along a key road freight axis on the Austrian border with Italy, the Lueg viaduct, will be reduced by 75 per cent at least…
balkan connections RCG launches another service through Serbian subsidiary

Austrian rail freight operator Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is launching a new service through its recently established Serbian subsidiary. The service will connect Serbia’s capital…
New service Rail Cargo Group launches new Zeebrugge – Budapest service

Rail Cargo Group (RCG), the freight subsidiary of Austria’s state-owned rail operator ÖBB, is launching a new service between the Belgian port of Zeebrugge and…
flood aftermath Recovery from floods in Austria is going ‘better than expected’

Dealing with the impact of the floods that recently hit Austria on the railways is going better than expected, rail freight operator Rail Cargo Group…
austria update Old Westbahn to reopen on 10 October, ‘several months’ for the new one

The older section of one of Austria’s busiest freight lines, the Westbahn, will be back at full capacity on 10 October, Rail Cargo Group (RCG)…
extreme weather First lines gradually reopen in flood-struck Central and Eastern Europe

After a week of disruptions caused by heavy rainfalls and floods in Central and Eastern Europe, some important rail freight lines are slowly starting to…
extreme weather ‘Backlog due to floods will last for days’

Central and Eastern Europe have been dealing with extreme weather conditions for the past few days, with a significant impact on rail freight in different…
New connection RCG launches new Duisburg – Antwerp connection

Austria’s Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is launching a new direct connection between Duisburg and Antwerp. Round trips will take place twice a week and are…