Lokomotion GmbH was founded in 2000 and is today one of the leading rail freight transport companies specializing in trans-Alpine freight transport. DB Cargo AG holds a 30% stake in Lokomotion GmbH, STR 2 AG holds 20%, Kombiverkehr GmbH & Co. KG holds 20%, and Rail Traction Company SpA holds 30%. We employ a total of 304 people at our locations in Germany and Austria and generated annual revenue of 154 million euros in 2025 through our reliable services. We cover nearly 100,000 train-kilometers per week—reliably, flexibly, and safely.
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Success Together
We rely on long-term partnerships—this is the only way we can optimally utilize your resources and ours, thereby increasing efficiency. The execution of cross-border traction services between Germany, Austria, and Italy is based on close cooperation with our subsidiary Lokomotion Austria and our founding partner Rail Traction Company (RTC). While Lokomotion holds railway licenses for Germany and Austria, RTC holds the railway license in Italy. Successful collaborations with other domestic and foreign partners enable us to bring your goods to their destination by rail across Europe. We always keep the increase of your flexibility and the continuity of your supply chains in mind.
Lokomotion Austria, based in Schwechat, was founded in 2014 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lokomotion. The company supports Lokomotion in carrying out freight transport on the Brenner, Tauern, and Danube axes. In 2015, Lokomotion Austria opened its Vienna office. Operations are managed from this location.
Rail Traction Company is a private railway company based in Bolzano and Verona. It was founded together with Lokomotion as a project company in 2000 following the liberalization of rail transport. RTC specializes in traction services in North Italian economic regions and in local distribution in the greater Verona area.