abstract:The Federal Freight is a railway business established in Russia by Russian Railways, as part of plans to open up the rail transport market in Russia. A fleet of 180 thousand freight wagons will be transferred to the new company from RZD.
Continental Airlines (nyse: CAL - news - people ) is testing similar technology on its transatlantic flights, and Federal Express, Airborne Freight (nyse: ABF - news - people ) and other freight carriers have participated in earlier ADS-B tests.
In 2002, Patrick Corporation joined with Toll Holdings, a transport company, to buy the rail-freight business of the federal government and that of the state of New South Wales.