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MRR's first diesel-powered and GE-built locomotives. Units 8584–89 were sold to Japan in 1946 and unit 8589 were returned to the Philippines in 1966. Nos. 8790 and 8791 continued in Philippine service until it served Panay Railways until their scrapping by around 1990. [36] 630 STE 53 85 1948 2 2-8-2 WAA MRR
The Philippine National Railways is interested in constructing a train network in the Visayas, to be known as the Visayas Railway, although no formal proposals have been made. On its vision statement , the PNR aims to become a transnational railroad operator covering all three major island groups in the country including the Visayas . [ 132 ]
Rail transportation in the Greater Manila Area is a major part of the transportation system in Metro Manila and its surrounding areas.The railway network, collectively known as the Greater Capital Region Railway System, [3] [4] [5] consists of the Manila Light Rail Transit System (LRT), Manila Metro Rail Transit System (MRT), and Philippine National Railways lines within the region.
The PNR 8000 class (also known as the INKA DMUs together with PNR 8100 class) is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) train operated by the Philippine National Railways (PNR) since 2019. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Operational history
An abandoned branch line which used to serve the cities of Pasig, Marikina, and the province of Rizal. This alignment is being proposed as a 17-kilometer (11 mi) new spur line of the LRT-2 from the intersection of Munding Avenue and Marcos Highway in Marikina to original terminus in Montalban, Rizal with project name San Mateo railway. [15]
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In 1929, the MRR started manufacturing the country's first multiple unit train. No. 65, the twenty-first 45 class locomotive, was assembled in 1932. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] Not long after in 1936, then-Philippine president Manuel L. Quezon initiated plans for what would become the Mindanao Railway , an electrified standard-gauge railway compared to the ...
The Manila Light Rail Transit System, commonly known as the LRT, is an urban rail transit system that primarily serves Metro Manila, Philippines. Although categorized as a light rail system because it originally used light rail vehicles, it presently has characteristics of a rapid transit system, such as high passenger throughput, exclusive ...