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location: rest Of The World29th Dec
Cn Train Back On Tracks
A main CN rail line between Winnipeg and Rainier is running again after a minor derailment near Middlebro at around 6 a.m. on Sunday.

Eight cars and two locomotives went off the tracks, according to CN spokesperson Patrick Waldron.

The line reopened early Monday morning.

The derailed parts of the train remained upright. No injuries have been reported.

The cars were used as general freight...
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location: rest Of The World29th Dec
Toronto To Add New Light Rail Transit Line
Toronto, Ontario – Construction has begun on a new light rail transit (LRT) line in Toronto that will reduce travel time and increase access to other transit systems in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.

The Sheppard East LRT is a 14-kilometre light rail line that will be built on Sheppard Avenue East in a dedicated right-of-way, running from the Don Mills subway station to Meadowvale Road. The new line will...
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location: rest Of The World26th Dec
No Commuter Trains In Wellington
Train commuters in Wellington have little choice but to take the bus until 6 January.

Much of the rail network is shut so work can continue on a $500 million upgrade.

KiwiRail says the focus is on re-arranging the junction at Wellington station, in preparation for a third main line.

Further work will be carried out on the Hutt Valley and Johnsonville lines and at the station at Pukerua Bay.
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location: rest Of The World23rd Dec
Train Derailed By Rocks On Line
Johannesburg - A train driver and his assistant were injured when their goods train derailed and overturned near an informal settlement in Boksburg on Tuesday afternoon, Netcare 911 said.

Spokesperson Chris Botha said the driver of the train, which was carrying ammonium hydroxide, and his assistant sustained minor injuries.

They were treated on scene before being taken to hospital.

It was unclear what...
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location: rest Of The World22nd Dec
Train Derails In Nairobi Slum
Nairobi - A train transporting cooking oil derailed on Monday in Nairobi's Kibera slum - one of the largest in Africa - and slammed into nearby shacks, killing at least three people, police said.

"Three people have died, their bodies have been pulled out and taken to the mortuary," Nairobi Provincial Police Commander Antony Kibuchi said.

At least four other people were wounded in the accident, he...
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location: rest Of The World22nd Dec
Work Begins On Sheppard East Lrt Line
The city had a groundbreaking ceremony Monday to mark the start of construction on the Sheppard Avenue Light Rail Transit line.

The project's funding is coming from the federal and provincial governments as well as the city, but the question of funding the 14-kilometre line's operating costs when it opens in 2013 isn't answered yet.

"By 2013, we'll have sorted that out," Mayor David...
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location: rest Of The World22nd Dec
Canada Line Running Normally Again
 METRO VANCOUVER – People taking the Canada Line to the airport earlier tonight had to change to a shuttle train at Bridgeport station, but normal service has now resumed.

"Due to a problem with the power rail on one of the tracks in the vicinity of Templeton Station, Canada Line is using alternate service right now," TransLink spokesman Drew Snider said earlier in a press release. "Passengers...
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location: rest Of The World22nd Dec
East Africa: Study On Dar Es Salaam-kigali-bujumbura Railway Line Starts
Dar Es Salaam — The African Development Bank will fund a study for a multinational railway project involving the East African Community (EAC) member states of Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda.

The US$8.15 million sturdy will look at the viability of the Dar es Salaam-Isaka-Kigali-Keza-Musongati Railway project.

On completion by 2014, Rwanda and Burundi traders will have their goods transported faster from Dar es...
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location: rest Of The World19th Dec
Breakdown Delays Trains
A broken down locomotive caused delays of more than an hour for train passengers between Wellington and the Hutt Valley.

The locomotive was travelling from the Wairarapa when it broke down between Petone and Ngauranga about 7.30am yesterday.

The train blocked the line for services from the Hutt Valley into the capital, causing delays of up to 70 minutes. Buses were organised to take commuters into the city.
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location: rest Of The World19th Dec
Premier Commits $600m For Ottawa's Transit Plan
Premier Dalton McGuinty is tripling the province's contribution to help fund a $2.1-billion transit expansion that will bring light rail and a downtown tunnel to Ottawa.

McGuinty is pledging $600 million in funding to be used specifically for transit over the next eight to 10 years. He is urging the federal government to match the contribution.

The first phase of Ottawa's master plan for transit was...
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location: rest Of The World19th Dec
Ge Sells 100 Locomotives In South Africa
South Africa’s state-owned rail freight utility, Transnet Freight Rail, is acquiring 100 diesel electric locomotives from GE Transportation.

Only 10 of the locomotives will be manufactured at GE’s facilities in Erie and Grove City, Pa. The other 90 will be manufactured locally at Transnet Rail Engineering’s site in South Africa with kits provided by GE Transportation.

These will be the first AC...
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location: rest Of The World18th Dec
Chipata-mchinji Rail Line Operations May Take Time
Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EPCCI) chairperson Timothy Nyirenda said it might take time to make the Chipata/Mchinji railway line operational.

In an interview after witnessing the arrival of the first train carrying ballast which used the Chipata/Mchinji railway line on Thursday, Nyirenda said there were a lot of things that needed to be done on the railway line.

“There is still a lot...
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location: rest Of The World16th Dec
Intensive Work Planned On Wellington Rail Upgrade
People travelling into Wellington during the Christmas break may have to use buses rather trains as KiwiRail plans intensive work upgrading the rail network.

Construction will start early on Boxing Day and is set to continue until regular train services resume on January 6.

During this period buses would replace some trains, KiwiRail said.

Most activity will be focused at the entrance to Wellington...
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location: rest Of The World16th Dec
Cosatu Slams Metrorail Plans
COSATU in the Western Cape on Monday called on Metrorail to shelve its plans to temporarily halt some services.

Metrorail started cutting back on its services on Sunday to allow for maintenance and repairs to some of its rolling stock.

This meant off-peak trips would be decreased by about 10 percent during the week and by more than 25 percent over weekends, until early next year.

“We know that...
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location: rest Of The World16th Dec
Train Derails Near Rose Valley
11 rail cars are off the tracks near Rose Valley.

The cars derailed at a grid road intersection, off Highway 35, 6 kilometers north of Rose Valley.

CP Rail says the cars are loaded with canola oil and canola meal and there is no danger to anyone living in the surrounding area.

The grid road, however, is blocked.

CP spokesman Mike Lovecchio couldn't put a time on how long it would take to...
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location: rest Of The World16th Dec
Metrolinx Buys Toronto-barrie Cn Rail Line
Metrolinx, the provincial Crown corporation responsible for the Toronto-area commuter rail system, has bought a rail line from railway giant CN for $68 million.

Metrolinx said Tuesday it had acquired the lower portion of the Newmarket rail subdivision in central-north Toronto from Montreal-based CN, Canada's largest rail company.

The transaction gives Metrolinx full ownership of the 96-kilometre-long...
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location: rest Of The World14th Dec
Metrorail Train Service Plans Opposed
Metrorail has announced scores of under-utilised trains are to be temporarily withdrawn from service for maintenance reasons - with a 10 percent average service reduction on weekdays.

The changes mean there will be fewer scheduled trains available between 10am and 3pm on weekdays, between 9am and 1pm on Saturdays, and between 11am and 3pm on Sundays.

Off-peak and "shoulder peak" trains with an occupancy...
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location: rest Of The World14th Dec
Rail Service Between Cochrane And Moosonee Resumes This Week
Rail service between Cochrane and Moosonee resumed this week after repairs to the Moose River bridge were completed.

Ontario Northland was forced to temporarily shut down the line and suspend operation of the Polar Bear Express after someone set a fire to a section of the crossing on the weekend, damaging wooden railway ties and some of the tracks.

A 56-year-old Moosonee man has been arrested and charged with...
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location: rest Of The World11th Dec
Cn Rail, Union Continue Talks Beyond Deadline
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian National Railway Co (CNR.TO: Quote) and the locomotive engineers' union said on Thursday they remain in talks with federal mediators and will negotiate beyond today's self-imposed deadline if they continue to see hope for a deal.

Canada's largest railway resumed labor talks with the Teamsters union on December 3 after a brief strike, and the two sides set a one-week deadline to reach a...
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location: rest Of The World11th Dec
Via Rail Cars Moving Again Between Edmonton, Winnipeg After Derailment
EDMONTON - Via Rail is getting its cars back on track after a train derailment in Saskatchewan stranded some of its passengers.

The company says service has been restored between Edmonton and Winnipeg after several C-N Rail tanker cars jumped the tracks near Spy Hill, Sask., last weekend and caught fire.

People living near the area had to be evacuated because of the smoke from the burning rail cars, which were...
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