Editing DB Cargo (section)

=== Linking rail and road ===
During early 2003, Deutsche Bahn transferred its share in Railion to the {{Interlanguage link|Stinnes AG|de}} (which later became ''DB Mobility Logistics''). After the successful [[Mergers and acquisitions|acquisition]] of the then-listed logistics company ''Stinnes'', including its freight forwarding subsidiary [[Schenker AG]], a restructuring of responsibilities took place within Deutsche Bahn.<ref>{{Cite news |language = de |first = Eberhard |last = Krummheuer |title = Bahn-Konzern am Ziel. Stinnes vor Abschied von der Börse. |newspaper = Handelsblatt |date = 18 February 2003 |page = 13}}</ref> Subsequently, DB Cargo, NS Cargo and most of the other Railion companies solely focused on freight forwarding while Stinnes and Schenker took on central tasks in the fields of rail freight transport and sales.<ref>{{Cite news |language = de |first = Jürgen H. |last = Wintermann |title = Stinnes übernimmt die Logistik bei der Deutschen Bahn. |newspaper = Die Welt |date = 4 July 2002 |page = 13}}</ref> By consolidating all of its transport and logistics activities, Deutsche Bahn also aimed to achieve growth in the freight transport domain.<ref>{{Cite news |language = de |title = Bahn will mit Stinnes im Güterverkehr kräftig wachsen. |newspaper = Die Welt |date = 6 September 2003 |page = 13}}</ref> The company adjusted its image to reflect this aim and as a result, DB Cargo was renamed ''Railion Deutschland''.<ref>{{Cite news |language = de |title = Bahntochter wird umfirmiert: Aus DB Cargo wird Railion Deutschland. |newspaper = Handelsblatt |date = 11 September 2003}}</ref>

At this point, the general objective pursued by Deutsche Bahn was to better cover the entire transport chain with all transportation means and routes.<ref>{{Cite news |language = de |first = Eberhard |last = Krummheuer |title = Deutsche Bahn und Stinnes: Logistiker sollen die Güterbahn retten. |newspaper = Handelsblatt |date = 1 July 2002 |page = 9}}</ref> Over the years that followed, however, this approach mainly resulted in a shift of its freight transport activities away from the rails and towards the road network instead.<ref>{{Cite news |language = de |first = Eberhard |last = Krummheuer |title = Inside Railion: Mit Volldampf nach Europa. |newspaper = Handelsblatt |date = 17 August 2007 |page = 12}}</ref> The company realised that it needed to improve the links between its rail and [[road transport]] in particular, and securing acquisitions was one way to do so.<ref>{{Cite news |language = de |first = Eberhard |last = Krummheuer |title = Deutsche Bahn übernimmt weitere Güterbahn – Konzern steigt bei norditalienischer Nord-Cargo ein – Transporte über Schienen und Straßen sollen mehr verknüpft werden. |newspaper = Handelsblatt |date = 17 September 2008 |page = 18}}</ref> In 2009, Deutsche Bahn abandoned the Railion brand and instead chose to consolidate all of its rail freight transport activities under the name DB Schenker Rail. At the time, its [[Organizational structure|organisational structure]] remained unchanged.<ref>{{Cite web |language = de |url = https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/handel-konsumgueter/gueterverkehr-deutsche-bahn-gibt-marke-railion-auf/2902854.html |title = Güterverkehr: Deutsche Bahn gibt Marke Railion auf. |publisher = Handelsblatt |date = 7 December 2007 |access-date = 8 January 2020}}</ref> Media reports, however, already began to speculate about a stock market launch of the newly formed DB Schenker division.<ref>{{Cite news |language = de |first = Ulf |last = Brychcy |title = Bahn lockt Anleger mit Logistik. |newspaper = Financial Times Deutschland |date = 26 May 2008 |page = 6}}</ref>