railways

Senator assails ‘tyranny of the automobile,’ says trains key to solving congestion

SENATOR Jose Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Monday said government should speed up the expansion and rehabilitation of the country’s railway systems to decongest traffic in Metro Manila.  The chairman of the Senate finance committee also said he…

Look at how the Ayala/SMC ‘Common Station’ is shaping up

REPRESENTATIVES of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Wednesday said the construction of the Unified Grand Central Station, or the Common Station, is progressing on schedule. “This is a catch-up project. We are on-track on catching up,”…

Starting May 6, DOST will show that we don’t need imported trains

The news stories the past week have been discussing extensively about the Department of Transportation’s plan to bring in Chinese expertise to develop the country’s antiquated railway system. This plan involves a P14.38-billion contract.…