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Railways earns from freight; spends little on development
Sixtyfive paise of every rupee Indian Railways earned in 2007-08 came from transporting goods and just 27 paise from ferrying passengers, but the world's largest railway below a single management spent just three paise on development.
6 Jul 2009, 12:40 am | click here to view more
'No increase in passenger fare & freight tariff'
Presenting the Railway Budget for 2009-10 in the Parliament today, Mamata Banerjee announced that there will be no increase in passenger fare and freight tariff.
6 Jul 2009, 12:39 am | click here to view more
Freight corridors not on slow track
Officials say funds and land likely to be tied up by the end of this year.
5 Jul 2009, 7:32 am | click here to view more
Erik Stump and Colin Moran enjoy experience representing Avon at Prog and All-Pro Freight
CLEVELAND - A double-dip in the top two ballparks in the Cleveland area is one heck of a way to end an organized baseball career. Colin Moran and Erik Stump, two recent graduates of Avon High School, closed out their...
5 Jul 2009, 4:30 pm | click here to view more
Freight forwarding pioneer Abel Tan dies
THE local freight forwarding industry lost a pioneer and industry leader last Saturday with the passing of Abel Tan Ah Beng, founder and chief executive officer of the Able Group of Companies and president of the Selangor Freight Forwarders and Logistics Association (SFFLA). He was 54.
5 Jul 2009, 11:23 am | click here to view more
Freight Trains to Return to North Bay
In the North Bay repair work is preceding along on a rail line that runs through Marin and Sonoma counties, and freight trains are set to return to the region early next year. KCBS' Larry Chiaroni Reports
5 Jul 2009, 11:21 am | click here to view more
Crushers blank Florence 8-0 to win series
The Lake Erie Crushers jumped on the Florence Freedom with four runs in the first inning and went on to win 8-0 Sunday at every Pro Freight Stadium.
5 Jul 2009, 11:00 pm | click here to view more
Freight corridors not on slow track
Officials say funds and land likely to be tied up by the end of this year. The railway minister may have announced new dedicated freight corridors but the perception is that the two corridors already approved — the Rs 40,000 crore eastern and western freight corridors — seem to be on the slow track.
4 Jul 2009, 1:41 pm | click here to view more
India, Japan agree to fast track work on freight, industrial corridors
Tokyo, July 3 : India and Japan on Friday agreed to take steps to quick track work on the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) and the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project.
4 Jul 2009, 12:37 am | click here to view more
2 freight ships collide off Copenhagen
COPENHAGEN - The Danish navy says two freight ships have collided in the waterway between Denmark and southern Sweden. Navy spokeswoman Pernille Kroer says the Maltese-registered...
3 Jul 2009, 9:17 am | click here to view more