{"id":446631,"date":"2026-06-05T21:28:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T11:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=71594"},"modified":"2026-06-05T21:28:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T11:28:23","slug":"rail-cargo-group-has-new-executive-board-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=446631","title":{"rendered":"Rail Cargo Group has new Executive Board outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Bettina Castillo and Christoph Grasl have jointly taken responsibility for the work of the Executive Board at Rail Cargo Group (RCG) since early May. Both are aware of the current difficult economic and geopolitical environment, but also of the available room for rail freight operators to improve coordination, reliability and cross-border production.<\/strong><br \/>\n<span id=\"more-71594\"><\/span>A central element is RCG\u2019s competitiveness programme Phoenix, which has already shown positive effects in the first quarter of this year, according to Grasl. This is a package of around 300 measures including the discontinuation of non-competitive products and the targeted increase of capacity utilisation on in-demand connections.<\/p>\n<h2>The importance of own traction<\/h2>\n<p>For the wider market, the more relevant point is RCG\u2019s emphasis on international planning, shared systems, common standards and disruption management. The company also increasingly relies on its own traction to provide end-to-end international transport chains. It can provide traction in 14 of the 18 countries where it operates. \u201cThe big vision is that one day it should be as easy to move a train through Europe as it is to drive a truck. To achieve this, harmonised political regulation across Europe is key\u201d, Castillo pointed out.<\/p>\n<p>This is becoming more important as European rail freight faces major infrastructure restrictions. RCG points to construction works in Slovenia, including difficult access to the Port of Koper, a key gateway for Austrian industry, and new production concepts with Slovenian Railways. The company recently worked with Slovenian Railways on new production concepts to maintain service quality, Grasl explained.<\/p>\n<h2>International integration<\/h2>\n<p>Rail Cargo Group is also moving towards more integrated planning. It has brought the international Orient Corridor (RCG\u2019s axis between southeastern Europe and T\u00fcrkiye) into a shared transport planning system and wants to roll this out more widely next year, according to Castillo. \u201cWhen it comes to implementing international planning and international disruption management, we can offer customers significantly better and higher-quality services if we have an overview of the entire chain and can influence it at any time\u201d, she concluded. This measure has already been implemented across all RCG\u2019s corridors.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"max-width: 100%; margin: 20px auto; border-radius: 6px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fluid alignnone\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/RCG-IMG-POR-EX-Vorstand_Team_Knopp_001-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Rail Cargo Group management team\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" \/><figcaption style=\"padding: 10px 15px; font-size: 14px; background: #f8f8f8; text-align: left; color: #555;\">Image: \u00a9 \u00d6BB\/Marek Knopp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bettina Castillo and Christoph Grasl have jointly taken responsibility for the work of the Executive Board at Rail Cargo Group (RCG) since early May. 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