{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"rail freight transport","description":"Unlike road freight, which prioritises flexibility and last-mile reach, rail freight transport is optimised for high volumes over long distances. Trains carry bulk commodities, containerised cargo, and industrial goods along established corridors at lower cost per tonne-kilometre and with significantly reduced carbon emissions compared to trucking. In practice, freight forwarders rely on rail as one leg of an intermodal chain: containers move by road to a rail terminal, travel by train, and are ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/rail-freight-transport","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T19:41:28.144042","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_freight","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/rail-freight-transport","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"rail freight transport · Unlike road freight, which prioritises flexibility and last-mile reach, rail freight transport is optimised for high volumes over long distances. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_freight"}