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Progressive Railroading
22/07/2026
Intramotev CEO Named Rail Industry “Rising Star”
“The railroad industry has needed an innovator like Tim Luchini for a long time. The fact that he arrived from outside it may be what makes his contribution all the more significant. ... His
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The Defence Blog
30/06/2026
U.S. Army tests robot railcar to move military cargo
A self-driving railcar built by a St. Louis startup ended up doing real Army work at America’s largest Army Reserve training exercise this month, moving actual military cargo that arrived unannounced rather than the simulated loads the demonstration was originally designed around.
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Yahoo Finance
27/04/2026
Intramotev reaches deal with Austria’s ÖBB for first foreign use of its autonomous railcars
ST. LOUIS - Autonomous railcar company Intramotev has reached an agreement for ÖBB Rail Cargo Group, the freight division of Austria's national railway company, for use of Intramotev's TugVolt railcars.
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Trains Magazine
30/03/2026
R.J. Corman to begin using Intramotev autonomous railcars
ST. LOUIS — Autonomous railcar company Intramotev has announced a commercial agreement that will see its TugVolt railcars used in industrial switching operations on the R.J. Corman Railroad Co.’s Memphis Line.
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Railway Age
13/03/2026
Former Wabtec CEO Ray Betler Joins Intramotev Board
Intramotev, developer of the TugVolt autonomous battery-electric railcar, has appointed Ray Betler, former Wabtec President and CEO, as an Independent Director for its Board.
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Trains Magazine
16/09/2025
Intramotev announces commercial agreement with Watco to deploy TugVolt technology
ST. LOUIS — Intramotev, the technology company building autonomous battery-electric freight cars, announced on Tuesday that Watco will begin using Intramotev’s TugVolt system, starting at its transload terminal in Wood River, Ill., in January.
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Audacy
19/08/2025
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
06/08/2025
Winning STL: Intramotev CEO 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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