FREIGHT RAIL CAR FLEET: ANALYSIS OF CONDITION AND PROSPECTS
Authors: Tumanov M. A. 
Published: October 2022

[For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version)].ABSTRACT The article deals with main results of the restructuring of railways in Russian Federation, analyzes dynamics of performance of rail operations under the impact of relevant factors, international (European and North American) models of organization of freight rail transportation, Russian experience, possible guidelines for enhancement of business processes referring to management of freight rail car fleet. The author’s conclusion is that holding company Russian Railways has acquired a huge regulative basis and numerous technical and technological tools to organize efficient transportation process that provides for the requirements of all the actors within the country as well as in the world transportation and logistics market. Meanwhile it is necessary to create effective technological logistics within the market of freight rail transportation provided the conditions of existence of multiple owners of rolling stock and limited infrastructure capacity of the JSC Russian Railways. Keywords: railway, freight car fleet, privatization, productivity, idle hours, empty runs, management, technology, logistics. REFERENCES 1.Lemeshko, V.G., Shapkin, I. N. Innovative technologies in rail transport (theory, practice, prospects) [Innovacionnye tehnologii na zheleznodorozhnom transporte (teorija, praktika, perspektivy)].Moscow, VINITI RAS publ., 2012, 446 p. 2.Kuzhel, A.L., Shapkin, I.N., Vdovin, A.N.A new approach to management of car flows [Novyj podhod k upravleniju vagonopotokami].Zheleznodorozhnyj transport, 2010.Iss.10, pp.74-77. 3.Organization of transport and logistics unit of Deutsche Bahn «DB Schenker» [Organizacija raboty transportno-logisticheskogo bloka nemeckih zheleznyh dorog «DB Schenker»].Access: http://www.dbschenker.com/file/ ho-en/2503506/ynZtmcj6R5x1BEexvhjfjjWbJ oM/2503548/data/td_dbs_rail.pdf.Last accessed 16.07.2015. 4.Information Guide of US Railway Administration [Informacionnyj spravochnik Administracii zheleznyh dorog SShA].Access: https://www.fra.dot.gov/Page/P0362.Last accessed 16.07.2015. 5.Report of the European Railway Agency [Otchet ERA].Access: http://www.era.europa.eu/Document- Register/Documents/ECM-guide%20V1%20-%20ERA-GUI-100.pdf.Last accessed 16.07.2015. 6.Website of freight company «CSX» USA.Access: http://www.csx.com/index.cfm/customers/intermodal/.Last accessed 16.07.2015. 7.Information about the company Russian Railways Logistics, a subsidiary development strategy [Informacija o kompanii RZhD Logistika, strategija razvitija dochernej struktury].Access: http://www.rzdlog.ru/about/ responsibility/.Last accessed 16.07.2015. 8.Information on development of transport logistics unit of JSC Russian Railways [Informacija o razvitii transportno logisticheskogo bloka kompanii OAO «RZhD»].Access: ht tp://cargo.rzd.ru/stat ic/publ ic/ru? STRUCTURE_ID=5177.Last accessed 16.07.2015. 9.Kokin, A.S., Levikov, G. A. International freight forwarding [Mezhdunarodnaja transportnaja ekspedicija].Moscow.Delo publ., 2005, 448 p. 10.Heller, Robert J.Managing change.DK Publishing Inc.N.Y., 1998, 72 p. 11.Marchenko, V. M. Theory and methodology of management of transport systems in organization of transportation of import goods in transit [Teorija i metodologija upravlenija transportnymi sistemami pri organizacii perevozok importnyh tranzitnyh gruzov].Abstract of D.Sc.(Economics) thesis.Moscow, 2006, 48 p. 12.Gershvald, A. S. Research and development of optimization of operational management of freight transportation on the railways of Russia [Issledovanie i razrabotka problemy opt imizaci i operat ivnogo upravlenija processom gruzovyh perevozok na zheleznodorozhnom transporte Rossii].D.Sc.Eng.thesis.Moscow, 2001, 520 p . 13.White Paper Innovative Rail Freight Wagon 2030.Access: https://www.schienenfzg.tu-berlin.de/ fileadmin/fg62/Dokumente/Downloads/White_Paper_ Innovative_Rail_Freight_Wagon_2030.pdf.Last accessed 16.07.2015. 14.Federal law «Charter of Railway Transport of the Russian Federation» dated 10.01.2003 № 18-FZ (ed.06.04.2015) [Federal’nyj zakon «Ustav zheleznodorozhnogo transporta Rossijskoj Federacii» ot 10.01.2003 № 18-FZ (red. ot 06.04.2015)]. 15.Sharov, V.A., Borodin, A. F.Integrated technology of scheduled control of freight trains traffic [Integrirovannaya technologiya upravelniya dvizheniem gruzovyh poezdov po raspisaniyu].Zheleznodorozhnyi transport, 2010, Iss.8, pp.11-12. 16.Avetikyan, M. A.System of train traffic control in restructuring environment [Systema upravlenija dvizheniem poezdov v usloviyah strukturnyh preobrazovanij].Zheleznodorozhnyj transport, 2010, Iss.9, pp.8-16.