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Super-fast train to navigate Abu Dhabi-Dubai route in 12 minutes

Championed to be a revolutionary high-speed mass transport system, Hyperloop One is shown in a just-released teaser video, which is  a preview of a big announcement to be made in UAE. It is not certain what the announcement will be, but…

Train runs over 6 minors, killing 3; cops checking if they were ‘drunk’

Three girls were killed and three other minors were in critical condition after a Philippine National Railways (PNR) train ran over them early Saturday in Manila. A Manila Police District (MPD) official said investigators were verifying reports…

Biggest Chinese train maker eyes PH projects

China’s biggest train maker is sounding off to the Duterte administration that it wants to do more business here while offering larger investments that include a manufacturing plant in a country it described as a “valued friend…

Tycoons sign pact on common rail station

Business tycoons sealed an agreement with the government Wednesday promising to resolve long-running issues surrounding the location of a railway connection station in Quezon City, with the main goal of getting it started before the end of…

Urine trouble: Japan train driver apologizes for peeing on track

TOKYO—Japanese train operator JR East has apologized after a driver urinated over the railway track while on duty because he did not want to delay services by using the toilet, media reported on Saturday. The driver, in…

Light rail firms finally agree to put up common QC station

Business executives from SM Prime Holdings, Ayala Land Inc., San Miguel Corp. (SMC) and the Manuel V. Pangilinan  group or Metro Pacific are poised to seal a deal that will pave the way for a common station…

Big firms eye Mindanao rail project

BIG LOCAL and foreign conglomerates are taking a closer look at a massive railway line linking key cities in Mindanao, a “high priority” project of the Duterte administration, despite scant details released so far. Top officials of…

Railway plan for cargo backed

A transportation group expressed support for the Duterte administration’s plan to revive the country’s cargo railway industry, which will help ease road congestion in Metro Manila and other urban centers. Michael Salalima, executive director at the Transport…