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A blockade near Toronto along a major commuter railway by far-left extremists has forced train cancellations from Hamilton to Toronto.

Foul play is suspected by at least one source following the third train derailment in Canada this month after left-wing extremists called on supporters to sabotage the country’s rail system.

Two Canadian rail networks are suspending trains as protestors continue blockades against a natural gas pipeline project. 

London (AFP) — Nearly one million people were affected by a major power outage for several hours across areas of England and Wales on Friday, including parts of London, causing rush-hour transportation chaos.

Both North and South Korea agreed on Tuesday to improve and construct railway lines linking the two countries together, the South’s unification ministry has announced.

California’s terrible commuter rail service speeds and on-time performance are growing worse, due to homeless camps near the tracks and transients wandering on the rails.

California’s bullet train appears to have released a “High Case” estimate of $98.1 billion to prepare the public for much higher tunneling costs.

The “Base Case” estimated cost to build California’s bullet train from San Francisco to Los Angeles has doubled to $77.3 billion, and could almost triple to $98.1 billion.

LONDON (AP) — British commuters are facing stiff increases in rail fares on the first work day of the new year.

Post-referendum Britain is enjoying more good news, as the aerospace sector hits new highs and the railways look set for substantial investment.

On Sunday, the Center for Biological Diversity held a public forum at the San Jose City Hall to educate residents about what they believe are the dangers of so called oil-trains. According to the Center, tar sands oil and heavy crudes that will be brought in from Canada are most toxic, carbon intensive and dirtiest fuels on the planet.

At a symbolic event designed to extol the merits of his exorbitant $68 billion bullet train that would run from San Francisco to Los Angeles, California Governor Jerry Brown stood in a vacant lot in Fresno and excoriated his critics as cowards, calling them “pusillanimous.”