Maximum growth was recorded in the transport of metal products – by 2.2 times (up to 12.5 thousand tons), ferrous metals – by 69% (39 thousand tons), timber cargoes – by 52 % (to 16.6 thousand tons), agricultural vehicles – by 34% (to 4.2 million tons), machinery and equipment – 11% (7 thousand tons), etc.

As noted by the Deputy chief of Department of external logistics – the chief of service of railway transport, OOO "KZ "Rostselmash" Natalia Smykova, currently, the platforms of JSC "FGC" is more than 30% of the transport machinery, produced by LLC "KZ Rostselmash, one of the key clients of the operator in the segment of transportation on platforms.

"For us it is important that you work with our company, JSC "FGC" guarantee providing of empty rolling stock, including modernized platforms, with wooden floors that are best suited to us according to its characteristics for loading of agricultural equipment: combines, tractors and parts agricultural machinery. The operator provides for OOO "KZ "Rostselmash" platform for the transportation of agricultural equipment on all polygon Russian Railways and export routes", – said Natalia Smykova.

In August 2017, the highest growth of loading to the level of last year on a platform of JSC "FGC" is marked with polygons of the Baikal – 4 times (up to 16 thousand tons), Kuibyshev – 3 times (up to 14.6 thousand tons), Moscow – 2 times (up to 17.4 thousand tons), West-Siberian – 1.6 times (to 36.3 thousand tonnes) and other Railways.

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Joint stock company "Federal freight company" (subsidiary of JSC "RZD") is one of the largest cargo rail operators in Russia. JSC "FGC" ranks first in Park management, traffic volume and freight turnover in the rating of operators INFOLine RAIL RUSSIA TOP.

The main activity of the Company is providing rolling stock for transportation of goods, and rendering of transport-forwarding services. Rolling stock in operation of JSC "FGC" has 156 thousand units of rolling stock (as of 17.09.2017).

On the Russian Railways has 7 branches and 8 agencies of transport services JSC Federal freight, as well as representative offices in Moscow and Kazakhstan.

The mission of the Company is guaranteed and quality supplies of rolling stock to shippers on the 1520 gauge.

Official site of JSC "FGC": www.railfgk.ru.