World rail freight news round-up
Pinsly Railroad Co’s North Florida Industrial Railroad has entered into an agreement with Columbia County, Florida, to be the rail operator of the North Florida Mega Industrial Park. ‘There is a lot of potential for growth in the northeast Florida region, and we’re only in the beginning phases’, said Chief Commercial Officer Cassie Dull.
Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority says a concession agreement with a consortium of Chinese investors led by China Civil Engineering Construction Corp is expected to be finalised in early 2025, ‘paving the way to swiftly unlock the full potential of our revitalisation efforts’. Fuad Abdallah, Regional General Manager for Tanzania, said ’the major challenge we face is that our ageing wagons cannot carry heavy containers. We urgently need new locomotives and wagons capable of hauling significant cargo.’
Machine vision and AI company Duos Technologies has been granted a US patent for its Obliquevue device for capturing high-resolution images of the underside of wagons. ‘We deliver unparalleled accuracy and efficiency, allowing operators to identify and address safety concerns in real time’, said CEO Chuck Fe…
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