![]() But an aside comment made us think that afterwards nothing went smooth at all. The train had to stop at some point as PNR personnel remove debris, tree branches and trunks blocking the track or clear canopies of some houses. “After Mamatid, there were some interactions, encroachments by informal settlers. Ten days ago Joseline Geronimo, PNR officer in charge, reported the inspection was smooth until the train reached the Mamatid station in Cabuyao City, also in Laguna. Hope is the last thing that dies in the Philippines. Early in November 2016 Assistant Transportation Secretary for Rails Cesar Chavez said that they hope to resume the Bicol Express operation by December 15, 2016. PNR didn’t sleep, but they lacked funds and expertise. During the following 3 years PNR, the Philippine National Railways, invested in the re-opening of the line between Naga and Legazpi. The 2012 Bicol Express Resumption lasted only for a few months, until an accident and a landslide destroyed the dream. Early in 2012, the famous Bicol Express resumed service service after many years of broken rails and broken machines. It is a typical story of Filipino optimism. The results of the track testing had been disastrous. Completed in 1912, the Batangas-Bauan segment was abandoned in 1936.The Bicol Express Resumption has been postponed.
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