The physical characteristics of the covered products, which define the scope, are as follows: The scope of this investigation covers certain freight rail car coupler systems and components thereof.

AUSTRIA: ÖBB Rail Cargo Group has undertaken endurance testing with its digital automatic coupler demonstrator train in winter conditions including temperatures down to -15°C, freezing rain and fresh ...

On March 3, 2023 the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that Chinese coupler producers were unfairly selling couplers into the North American market and imposed a duty of 265.99%.

On September 28, 2022, domestic producers filed petitions with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), seeking antidumping (AD) duties on imports of ...

As background, in 1980, there were 16 steel foundries in North America producing side frames, bolsters, couplers, yokes and knuckles for freight railcars and locomotives. Two producers were in Canada, ...

The Rail Cargo Group has announced the completion of a trial of its new Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) system.

UK-based Oleo International has launched the new Sentry range of couplers as an addition to its existing product portfolio. The company is set to deliver a complete rail safety solution with the ...

Voith Turbo, a group division of Voith, is a specialist producer of hydrodynamic drive, coupling and braking systems for commercial vehicles, rail and industrial applications, as well as for the ship ...

BB is advancing the modernisation of European rail freight through continued development and testing of Digital Automatic Coupling technology. Using its DAC demo train, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group has ...

The MBTA’s private rail operator says a broken coupler was at least partly to blame after a car abruptly broke free from a moving commuter rail train last week, prompting officials to install “more ...

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