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    Canadian Pacific to buy Kansas City Southern for $25 billion in cash

    21 Mar 2021

    Canadian Pacific Railway said on Sunday it had agreed to buy Kansas City Southern Railway for $25 billion in a cash-and-stock deal to create the first rail network connecting the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

    Pakistan PM hits out at poor railways as crash kills 11

    11 Jul 2019

    The Akbar Express, heading to the western city of Quetta from Lahore, crashed into the freight train in the Sadiqabad area of Punjab province's southern Rahim Yar Khan district, destroying five carriages and trapping passengers.

    Delhi may allow private players to operate some railway lines

    07 Jul 2019

    Some sections of the Indian Railways could be opened up for investment from the private sector, which could operate its own railway lines in return for licence fees, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said.

    Cambodia and Thailand reconnected by rail after 45 years

    22 Apr 2019

    A railway reconnecting Cambodia and Thailand was officially inaugurated on Monday in a bid to slash travel times and boost trade between the southeast Asian neighbours.

    VIDEO: India goes under lockdown to curb coronavirus spread

    22 Mar 2020

    In a sign of growing anxiety, Indian Railways, one of the world's biggest networks, cancelled all services except suburban and goods trains until March 31. The move will affect more than 20 million passengers a day and comes after several people tested positive for the virus after trips.

    Disqualified for disabilities, railroad workers fight back

    19 Aug 2022

    After Terrence Hersey had a stroke on the way home from his railroad job in 2015, he underwent months of therapy to learn how to put words together in sentences and learn to walk again. He had to relearn how to get in and out of a car and how to dress himself before his doctors eventually cleared

    Biggest rail strike in 30 years brings UK to standstill

    21 Jun 2022

    Prime Minister Boris Johnson, under pressure to do more to help British households facing the toughest economic hit in decades, said the industrial action would harm businesses as they continue to recover from the pandemic.

    Etihad Rail completes connection of ICAD’s railway freight terminal

    09 Sep 2022

    Etihad Rail has announced the successful completion of the connection between the railway freight terminal at the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi (ICAD),

    British minister says rail strikes are a ‘huge mistake’

    19 Jun 2022

    More than 50,000 rail workers will strike on June 21, 23 and 25 in a dispute over pay freezes and job cuts in what the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) union has billed the biggest industrial action in the sector in more than 30 years.

    Britain set for biggest rail strike in decades

    20 Jun 2022

    Rail union the RMT has said that more than 50,000 workers will take part in a three-day national strike, coinciding with major events including the Glastonbury music festival.

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