"This is the largest shipment of gravel in cement for all history of branch. The shortage of open cars, use of alternative rolling stock for the transportation of goods is beneficial to all participants of the transportation process. The shipper is the party – the company "the Cascade" received the opportunity to send building materials, and freight has increased the performance of the car fleet and reduce downtime of cars," – said the Director of the Rostov branch ISC Vadim Zhukov.

Cargo operations were organized by special technology. Loading in Rostov region took place through the top loading hatches and unloading in the Voronezh region – on the elevated train tracks-racks.

Thanks to the coordinated work of the control apparatus of the ISC and the regional directorates of traffic control, Russian Railways delivery of the goods was carried out in three days.

"Thanks to the use of wagons, cement carriers, our company will gradually increase the volume of shipments of products both in the winter and spring. Sure, further cooperation with PGK will be useful and fruitful", – said the head of the sales Department of the company "Kaskad" Natalya Troshchenko.

In December of this year the branch plans to implement five more similar to freight routes, and in 2018 – to expand geography of deliveries of rubble in cement.

For reference:

The first experimental transportation of gravel cement in the Rostov branch ISC implemented in November 2016. A small shipment volume of 142 tons, for the day had covered almost 600 kilometers on the route Rostov oblast-Voronezh.

JSC "Kaskad" – a company engaged in the development of gravel and sand pits, mining of non-metallic building materials in the South of Russia.

JSC "First Cargo Company" (PGK) is the largest private rail freight operator in Russia. The company provides a full complex of services on transportation of cargoes. At freight Crimea will receive 134.6 thousand units of rolling stock, including gondola cars, tank cars, platforms and other types of cars. The regional network of the company is represented in 14 cities of Russia and in Kazakhstan and a joint venture in Finland.

PGK forms the rail division of the international transport group Universal Cargo Logistics Holding (UCL Holding). In addition to railway assets, the group includes stevedoring companies in the North-West and South of the country, and large Russian shipping assets.

Rostov branch of JSC "Freight one"