Advantages of international rail traffic there: * High capacity wagons can carry more cargo in one unit of rolling stock.
* Ability to transport large volumes of cargo over long distances.
* Relatively low cost of rail transport, including long-distance
* The independence of the railroad on the climatic conditions, which provides year-round uninterrupted rail transport.
* Low complexity of rail freight.
* Environmental cleanliness of railway transport of goods.
Relative disadvantages of rail transport of goods:
* Limited maneuverability because of the "anchor" to the track.
* Sophisticated technology development and approval of schemes for rail transportation of goods.
* High cost of handling and storage at stations, at places of loading and unloading of cargo.
Types of goods and means of rail transport
* Packaged pieces loads with manual and mechanical loading are carried in covered wagons or containers;
* Heavy and oversized loads with loading crane delivered to the gondola cars, or on platforms and conveyors;
* Bulk and bulk cargoes transported in gondola cars, or using specialized rolling stock;
* Transportation of cars and other specialized cargo in specialized wagons of the narrow purpose;
* For goods requiring temperature used cars thermoses and insulated cars in the refrigerator sections and the other, depending on the type of cargo.
Often the goods are considered to be oversized for the vehicles are oversized for the transport by rail, which allows a much reduced cost of transportation of oversized cargo.
Full range of services for railway transport
* Service load (weighing, labeling, including hazardous cargo, registration of necessary transportation documentation)
* Customs services, customs clearance
* Insurance of goods in the largest insurance companies
* Combined transport (rail + car, air, maritime transport)
* In international rail transport of containers (especially if you can not overload on the road due to the specifics of the goods).
