RAIL

U.S. - MEXICO TO OPEN FIRST NEW RAIL LINK IN OVER A CENTURY.

AUSTIN, Texas: The United States and Mexico, which have nearly US$600 billion in annual trade,
will launch on Tuesday the first new rail link between the two countries in more than a century,
in the Texas border city of Brownsville, officials said. The West Rail Bypass International
Bridge will connect Brownsville with Matamoros, its neighbouring city across the border,
and will carry freight between the two countries, the US Commerce Department said.
 will create more jobs.