Industrial, Military, Construction
and Pleasure Railways
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International Container Terminal Services Inc.
One of the newest operators in the Philippines, ICTSI have operated the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) since 1988 and because of the restrictions on trucking in Manila have operated the ICX - ICTSI Calabarzon Express at least twice daily in each direction since 1997 to the Calamba Inland Container Depot (CICD).  
The ICX takes about two hours to travel over the spur lines to the MICT and CICD and the 61km. Philippine National Railways link between them.
Initially one diesel-electric locomotive  and 26 container flat wagons were purchased for the service.

The Balatoc Mines Tour.
The Benguet Corporation who were Philippine pioneers in mining, having started in 1903, operate a tour of the Balatoc Gold Mine and include a ride on an underground mine train.

Construction Projects.

Umiray-Angat
Construction of a tunnel through the mountains to bring water from the Umiray River at the top of Quezon Province to the Angat Reservoir situated North East of Manila in Bulacan Province.

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