Rail Transportation

Intermodal rail Intermodal rail traffic remains on pace to set a new annual record in 2017, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR). Total combined U.S. carload and intermodal traffic in November 2017 ticked up 1.5 percent, or 38,587 carloads and intermodal units, from the same month in 2016, according to the

THE Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) announced an indefinite suspension of all train services between New Kapiri Mposhi and Nakonde Stations, following a strike by workers in Zambia. TAZARA spokesman Conrad Simuchile said train services between Zambia and Tanzania were suspended indefinitely after unionized employees in Zambia went on strike, demanding payment

Rail fare increases since 2013: January 2013 – 3.9 percent January 2014 – 2.8 percent January 2015 – 2.2 percent January 2016 – 1.1 percent January 2017 – 2.3 percent January 2018 – 3.4 percent Price hike will come into effect from January 2 The move is slammed by a watchdog as "a chill wind" at

Maputo — Mozambican Transport Minister Carlos Mesquita declared on Wednesday that the Metrobus integrated transport project in Greater Maputo will transport 3.6 million passengers in 2018, and will reduce rush-hour congestion on the main roads into and out of the capital. Speaking in the Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic,

  Many towns and villages lost their rail links during the Beeching cuts - but the Government is hoping to revive some train lines. Rail lines which were closed during the Beeching cuts in the 1960s could be reopened and some big franchises split up under Government plans. London (Sky News)

York, England - March 20, 2017: York station Virgin Trains. Virgin train in the railway station at the platform. London (Sky News) - Virgin West Coast line staff are to stage six 24-hour strikes in December and January in a row over pay and working conditions. A planned train strike could hit

BEIJING, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) - As of the end of June, 31 cities on the Chinese mainland had urban rail transit in operation, with a total length of 3,965 km, according to the China Association of Metros. Imagine your Ad placed here Another 53 cities have started building rail transport facilities, with a planned construction

Japan railway, Tsukuba Express, 'deeply sorry' after train leaves 20 seconds early Tokoyo (BBC) - A rail company in Japan has apologised after one of its trains departed 20 seconds early. Management on the Tsukuba Express line between Tokyo and the city of Tsukuba say they "sincerely apologise for the inconvenience" caused. In