Rail Cargo Tracking: Explore New Tool for Real-Time Rail Freight Monitoring

Looking for a convenient solution to track rail freight in real-time and effortlessly? A user-friendly tool that helps businesses ensure that their cargo is being transported smoothly, without delays or surprises, is crucial for high profitability in the supply chain. The SeaRates team is pleased to introduce a rail freight tracking tool that offers advanced monitoring of land freight with accuracy and simplicity. Now you can track the movement of rail freight around the world with just a few clicks, allowing you to stay one step ahead in your supply chain management.

Whether it's a single shipment or complex global operations, this tool gives you the information you need to make informed decisions that will help your business grow. Let's dive into the features, benefits, and integration capabilities that make Rail Cargo Tracking an indispensable tool for modern freight management.


How does Rail Tracking work?

Head to the advanced Rail Tracking tool to obtain all information on tracking land cargo shipments by entering the equipment ID number. Going to LandRates.com, you will access the web Rail Cargo Tracking tool. Explore its user-friendly interactive map that shows real-time tracking information and allows you to gather with a few clicks.

Be ready for comprehensive tracking results as we provide full-fledged support for national and private transport companies, as well as work with all railway connections globally, ensuring you are satisfied with wide searching coverage.




To start your tracking, enter the equipment ID, provided by your service carrier or freight forwarder, in the search field. Immediately, the tool will yield the current location of the rail cargo on the interactive map, including each transit point displaying you can click on. For extended analytics, your search will be supplemented by data in the 'History, 'Route,' and ‘Equipment’ columns. Let’s discover all the data you will find.

Here, the 'History' column is filled with a detailed description of the full route data, including date, time, location, and events:



Then, in the ‘Route’ column, you will find straightforward information about the rail shipments’ origin & destination points, ETD, ATD, ETA, ATA, and other relevant logistics events:


Finally, the ‘Equipment’ column presents equipment data with events and times for particular rail shipments as an example:


For quick sharing and smoother communication between you and your partners or clients, open the shipping card and copy the link of the card or the URL in the address bar:




Besides, you can also view the route and other data in real-time without opening the rail shipment card:




Note the statuses on the rail shipment card's upper right corner for simpler and faster access:

  • BOOKED
  • RECEIVED
  • DEPARTED
  • IN_TRANSIT
  • ARRIVED
  • NOTIFIED
  • DELIVERED
  • CANCELLED


The tool also allows you to import a scope of files with your ID equipment lists (your rail shipments list) to extensively track the diversity rail freights and then export the comprehensive data results in .xls, .xlsx, .doc, .txt, .pages, .csv, and other formats of your choice.

This brief guide will help you to start and successfully complete tracking of your rail freight of any kind via our newly released Rail Cargo Tracking tool. Wondering how rail tracking can be integrated into your business platform to fully streamline your operations? Let’s proceed with integration capability for your needs.


Rail Cargo Tracking integration options

  • Web integration: Get all features of the Rail Tracking tool by integrating a web-integrated version on your company’s website. You will get the comprehensive functionality of streamlined tracking as a white-labeled solution under your brand. Obtain your own tool for instant location tracking. Provide real-time monitoring software to meet your customers’ needs in transparency, visibility, and supply chain management.
  • API connection: Develop your own rail freight tracking software and get all data on wagons, platform movement, and railway stations synchronized with your CRM/TMS/ERP system. With API integration, you will enhance your freight services with seamless real-time tracking functionality under your brand. The API documentation contains general information, details for request processing by tracking number, a list of available carriers, and other details necessary for successful integration.


How does Rail Tracking API work?

Rail Tracking API is ready for instant integration into your CRM/TMS/ERP system to provide you with your own tool in less than 48 hours! By simply requesting ID equipment tracking, you will get comprehensive details on status, route points, LOCODE, logistics events, a separate API request for retrieving the list of supported railway carriers, and others you can find in the Response example:




Check out all the API documentation with general info, tracking queries, and other details at our Developer Portal.



Do not miss further improvements for the Rail Cargo Tracking tool with our weekly updates and stay in touch with new features.

Let the SeaRates team know about your intention to improve your business platform with the automated tracking solution for worldwide rail freight management by requesting an IT quotation, and we’ll provide the most suitable option for your shipping needs.


Benefits of using SeaRates' Rail Cargo Tracking tool

This is a summary of the most important advantages that the Rail Cargo Tracking offers:

  • Efficiency and convenience: Such a sophisticated Rail Cargo Tracking tool provides a comprehensive overview of rail cargo information in one place. Such full-fledged land freight and tracking results sorting logic develops your logistics experience with SeaRates.
  • Comprehensive and accurate data: Detailed information on tracked rail cargo (current location, shipment history, route details, ETD, ATD, ETA, ATA, and other relevant logistics events, etc.) and equipment data are available in one tool.
  • Improved customer experience: Rail Tracking allows determining the current position of rail cargo on the World Map by simply specifying the equipment ID provided by the rail carriers. Thus, the most relevant data is provided for each land cargo shipment in real-time in more detail and with greater accuracy.


To sum up

The Rail Tracking tool was designed to provide detailed cargo monitoring possibilities by the equipment ID in just a few clicks and to achieve the next level of freight tracking transparency and easy freight management. The tool fully provides data from international rail carriers for each world destination.

Get the solution for the highest level of supply chain visibility available on a single convenient LandRates.com marketplace, as well as extensive capabilities for web integration and API connection. We comprehensively solve the daily challenges of businesses globally by streamlining logistics operations with our IT tools.

Feel free to reach out to [email protected] if you are ready to begin a fruitful journey toward better logistics and trade with the help of our superior IT tool and user-friendly integration solutions.


Sophia Shkuro is a content manager from Dnipro, Ukraine. Believes that the more complex a thing is, the easier it should be to write about it. Dreams of a future vacation by the sea.

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