PNR eyes cal-go trains in No!-th, south commuter railway

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.

- GHIO ONG

PNR chairman Michael Ted Macapagal said the proposal received positive feedback from the Department of Transportation as well as the Departments of Agriculture and of Science and Technology.

"The integration of a cargo train into the NSCR is a crucial step toward creating a comprehensive logistics network that will boost economic efficiency, improve the livelihoods of farmers and fisherfolk and significantly lower food prices," Macapagal said in a statement.