Topic: Rail Cargo Group

Combatting cancellations and delays “Unique step” towards rail cooperation in the Rotterdam port

Rail operators on the Rotterdam port railway are coming together to collaborate in a unique pilot project. The participants, accounting for 70% of the market…
PREPARING FOR LARGE-SCALE TESTS RCG’s Digital Automatic Coupling tests show first positive results

After launching a new round of tests for the Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC), Austrian Rail Cargo Group underlined that “the preliminary results of the winter…
DIGITAL AUTOMATIC COUPLING Rail Cargo Group starts DAC Demo tests

The testing of Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) is taking a further step with Austrian Rail Cargo Group (RCG). The DAC Demonstrator tests will run for…
Business expansion ÖBB RCG expands: “Particularly beneficial for chemical, steel, and paper industries”

The Austrian national rail freight operator ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has launched new routes. The company strengthens its service offering between Austria, Germany and…
After 10 years Rail Cargo Group CEO Clemens Först to step down

Clemens Först, the CEO of the Austrian national freight operator Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is stepping down from his position in April 2026. Först headed…
REGULAR SERVICE PLANNED RCG launches new rail flow for Austria’s gypsum recycling loop

Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has the intention to introduce a new service for the transport of recycled gypsum on behalf of GzG Gipsrecycling (GzG). The…
MIDDLE CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT RCG and Kazakh Railways sign terminals agreement

Austrian Rail Cargo Group (RCG) and Kazakh KTZ Express signed an agreement on the joint use of RCG’s terminal in Central and Eastern Europe. “The…
CURTICI-BUDAPEST RCG launches Romania-Hungary service

Austrian rail freight operator Rail Cargo Group is implementing a new “nonstop connection” between Curtici, in Romania, and the Hungarian capital Budapest. “This new connection…
AFTER 24 YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION Freight trains inaugurate the brand new Koralmbahn

After over 20 years of construction, the new Koralmbahn, a line in Austria connecting Graz and Klagenfurt, is finally ready. As of this month, freight…
Port of Zeebrugge ÖBB Rail Cargo Group expands into Belgium

Austrian national freight operator ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has started operations in Belgium. The company acquired a safety certification for the Netherlands, Belgium, and…
Vienna south terminal ÖBB starts further expansion of Austria’s “main station” for freight

Austrian national rail operator ÖBB has started expanding the Vienna South Terminal. The expansion will grow capacity to 547,000 TEU (+44%). It is the third…
WOOD ON RAIL RCG and Papierholz Austria: a long-standing partnership

For over two decades, Papierholz Austria has maintained a solid partnership with  Rail Cargo Group (RCG). The wood purchasing company sources more than 6.5 million cubic metres…