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Annotation. The article is of a review nature and is devoted to the analysis of modern research, problems and prospects for the development of rail transportation of consolidated cargo in the context of growing demand for small-lot deliveries. A new technology for organizing consolidated rail transportation based on the concept of carpooling is analyzed, which proposes to exclude unnecessary links from the chain through intelligent systems.
Key words. Consolidated transportation, rail transport, digital technologies, carpooling, logistics platform, logistics intermediary.