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08/19/2025
Reinventing Freight: Tim Luchini on Battery-Powered Railcars
Chris and Amy welcome Tim Luchini, CEO of Intramotev, a St. Louis start-up transforming conventional freight cars into battery-powered, self-propelled railcars.
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St. Louis Post Dispatch
08/06/2025
Winning STL: Local start up says electric rail cars are the future
Tim Luchini, CEO of Intramotev, discusses how his company is the only one in the world converting conventional freight cars to battery-powered, self-propelled railcars.
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St. Louis Business Journal
06/11/2025
Railcar firm Intramotev hires retired 2-star general as adviser
A retired two-star general, with experience in the U.S. Army's transportation school, will join St. Louis-based Intramotev, a self-propelled, battery-powered railcar startup, as an adviser, as the company looks to expand into government and defense applications.
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Trains Magazine
03/24/2025
Intramotev names industry veteran Harry Zander as chief commercial officer
ST. LOUIS — Intramotev, the startup company that converts conventional freight cars to battery-electric, self-propelled vehicles, has named rail industry veteran Harry Zander as its chief commercial officer. Harry Zander is the new chief commercial officer at Intramotev. Intramotev Zander brings more than 30 years of experience to Intramotev
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Mining.com
12/05/2024
Battery-electric railcar retrofits deployed at Carmeuse’s calcium mine in Michigan
Intramotev, a Missouri-based technology company building battery-electric railcar retrofits, has released footage of its TugVolt technology operating at Carmeuse’s calcium mine in Cedarville, Michigan. T
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Railway Age
09/06/2024
Eagle Drayage Deploying Intramotev TugVolt
Intramotev, a technology start-up that produces self-propelled battery-electric retrofits, on Sept. 5 reported a switching agreement with Eagle Drayage & Warehouse Co., a 3PL (third-party logistics company) based in St. Louis, Mo.
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Trains Magazine
08/22/2024
Intramotev shows off autonomous, battery-electric stack car (with video)
ST. LOUIS — Intramotev, the startup company that converts conventional freight cars to battery-electric, self-propelled vehicles, has debuted an autonomous double-stack car.
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Axios
08/13/2024
Exclusive: Railcar startup Intramotev raises $14M
Intramotev closed a $14 million Series A round for battery-powered autonomous railcars, the company tells Axios.
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