China and Ethiopia: Addis light rail stuck in slow motion
Advertisement This article is the fifth in a series on railway and industrial park developments by Chinese players in Ethiopia, which began with our analysis of the Addis Ababa Light…
Indonesia prepares to launch its first high-speed rail line
Indonesian President Joko Widodo stands near a newly opened Comprehensive Inspection Train (CIT) unit during his visit to the construction site of a Jakarta-Bandung rapid train station in Tegalluar, West…
Metra will operate as scheduled and Amtrak will work to “quickly restore canceled trains” after tentative freight rail deal reached
Hours after the White House announced a provisional railway work agreement had been reached and a potential freight rail strike averted, Metra and Amtrak said they were restoring the canceled…
Tentative rail labor agreement reached that averted strike, says President Joe Biden
President Joe Biden said Thursday that a tentative rail labor deal has been reached, averting a strike that could have been devastating to the economy ahead of crucial midterm elections.…
Trial run for the China-Afghanistan rail corridor at the start of the SCO summit
Commercial A three-month trial period will see cargo trains from China deliver goods to Afghanistan via Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Afghan product exports follow the same route back to china This…
Rail Union: Plan for contract settlement fails to address concerns
OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) — The head of the nation’s largest railroad union says The report designed to help resolve stalled contract talks with freight railroads doesn’t do enough to address…
Coalition Opposing Canadian Pacific Rail Merger Wants Elgin Residents to Voice Their Concerns
Coalition to Stop CPKC is urging Elgin residents to speak out against the Canadian Pacific/Kansas City Southern rail merger, which they say would nearly double train traffic and cause dangerous…
Vietnam high-speed rail back on the agenda
Commercial Vietnam’s government has taken the first step toward building a long-planned high-speed rail along the country’s backbone, at a reported cost of $58.7 billion. according to a Reuters report…
Deadline to block freight rail strike looms before Biden
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The deadline is approaching for President Joe Biden to step in and stop 115,000 railroad workers from going on strike and disrupting deliveries of cars, crops,…
The revival of rail infrastructure in the Philippines
pacific money | Economy | Southeast Asia Currently, ADB and JICA are financing extensive improvements to the country’s rail and urban public transport systems. A light rail transit line in…