The clanky, diesel-fed trains will have been replaced by a fleet of electric multiple unit trains, each of which is at par with world standards in terms of safety and comfort,” the PNR official ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Railways (PNR) is lobbying for a cargo train system to be integrated into the North-South commuter railway (NSCR) to help boost the economy.

The PNR is working on reinstating the tracks between Southern Tagalog and Bicol Region in the hope of reopening a train service from Laguna to Albay before the year ends. Transportation ...