Blue line of Lagos metro light rail line The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has announced that it has through three commercial banks in the country financed railway infrastructure in Lagos to the tune of N6 billion. The bank stated that this is part of its ongoing efforts to support the country's
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Amtrak announces nonstop train between Washington, D.C. and New York
Amtrak announced Thursday that it will soon be offering direct service between Washington, D.C. and New York City. The railroad service said it was launching the “Acela Nonstop,” a nonstop service between the Washington Union Service and New York City’s Penn Station. The train will be available on Sept. 23 but riders can
U.S. rail volumes sustain steady climb
US intermodal rail lines Combined carload and intermodal shipments have grown 4 percent year-over-year through August. Total combined U.S. freight railroad traffic in August grew another 4.5 percent to 2.83 million carloads and intermodal units compared with the same month a year ago, according to the latest data from the Association of
London’s Crossrail railway delays opening until fall 2019
Crossrail, the new east-west London railway designed to bring relief to jam-packed commuters, announced Friday that it is postponing its scheduled December opening by the better part of a year. Crossrail Ltd. said services on the central section of the line, between Paddington station in west London and Abbey Wood in
Lagos, French Multinational Sign MoU to Complete Light Rail Project
After a technical review of its light rail (blue line) project, the Lagos State Government yesterday disclosed that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a French multinational, Alstom SA to complete the rail project. The state government, thus, said the passenger operation of the first phase (Marina to
Apapa Corridor of Lagos-Ibadan Rail Project Begins Next Week – FG
Lagos - The Federal Government of Nigeria, on Thursday assured that work on the Apapa corridor of the Lagos-Ibadan Rail project would commence next week, according to a report from the Vanguard. At its Wednesday's Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting, it approved N72.9 billion for the reconstruction of the road from
Lagos-Ibadan Rail Project Extend to Apapa to expedite movement of goods from the seaports by rail
Lagos - The contractor handling the new Lagos-Ibadan railway project, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, has been directed to extend its work from Ebute Meta to Apapa as part of measures to facilitate the movement of goods from the Lagos seaports to other parts of the country by rail. Nigeria's Minister
$823.5m Abuja Light Rail Ready For Commissioning On Thursday
Abuja Light Rail Mass Transit is expected to come on this week. Abuja - The recently-completed first phase of the Abuja light rail project is expected to be commissioned on Thursday, July 12, 2018 by Nigeria's president, Muhammadu Buhari. The president is also expected to flag-off the commencement of railway services operations in
U.S. rail volumes up 3.7 percent in first half of 2018
Kansas City Southern Locomotive. Taken on the KCS line in Pittsburg, KS AAR senior VP: “For now, things are looking good for the railroads and the economy despite the many threats, such as a potential trade war, that could bring change quickly.” Total combined U.S. freight railroad traffic in June grew 4.2
Nigeria Plans Western Rail Line to Cover 9 States, Federal Capital
Minister of Transportation, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi, yesterday, said Nigeria's rail line would cover Western corridor of the country traversing nine states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja spanning a total of 1,402 kilometres. Amaechi at the Forum of China-Africa Transportation Convention in Beijing, China entitled, 'Better Transportation, Better World,' yesterday, said