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Whats new at GATX?
GATX’s further development of its freight car fleet continues to be a complete success!
As early as April 2018 we reported that we are investing in technically optimized freight cars – with the objective of continuing to develop our freight fleet. Now we can proudly announce that in August we have already exceeded…
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A new milestone in the fleet diversification: GATX has received an order from Lenzing AG for 22 Snps cars for round timber transport
Lenzing AG has already been using freight cars from GATX for many years. Now the Austrian fibre manufacturer has ordered 22 cars type Snps from us. These freight cars will be customized exactly in accordance with the requirements…
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Allow us to present ourselves: What makes a good Customer Service Representative? And why does he or she receive training in the workshop?
Good service and a competent customer services department are essential for GATX – all our customers are aware of this. To ensure that all our employees are always up-to-date, we sent all our Customer Service Representatives (in…
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60 Shimmns-ttus for ArcelorMittal: The result of a close international cooperation
The cooperation between GATX and the international steel producer, ArcelorMittal, is developing: The company, which also owns many large production plants in different European countries, has ordered 60 Shimmns-ttu cars from GATX…
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Standard freight and intermodal railcars: GATX on the road to success in a new segment
Good news: GATX is constantly growing stronger in the standard freight railcar sector, too. We are further expanding our fleet of more than 23,200 freight railcars and are investing into modern rolling stock. With this, our…
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CEO Johannes Mansbart on the Subject of Rail Freight Traffic: Now is the time to use the political tailwind for an even more successful future
At the moment, the German transport policy for rail freight traffic (RFT) can be referred to as the "European Guideline Policy": The "Master Plan, Rail Freight Traffic" and the implementation objectives derived from it in the new…
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Rainer Kogelheide retires: A passionate commitment to hazardous goods transport by rail
Rainer Kogelheide is leaving GATX in order to immediately become more intensely involved with national and international Association work. The managing director has guided GATX through 25 years of eventful history – and was…
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Faster? More Efficient? Lighter? This new tank car for mineral oil and chemical transports makes it possible!
From March 2018 on, our new Jumbos will be on the track: The lighter and volume-optimized tank cars have a tank capacity of 98 m³ – this is 3 m³ more load capacity than former cars on the market! The resulting cost advantages will…
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