Tag: international

London Subway Plans 24-Hour Service

November 22, 2013

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John Bobsin

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Schedules & Service

Most lines on the New York subway system run continuously, except for planned work programs that sometimes reroute service. Therefore, metropolitan area transit users may not realize that most urban rapid transit systems do not run all the time; this strategy reduces costs and allows needed maintenance to proceed unhindered by thundering trains. In London,…
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Japan Offers High-Speed Rail Financing

November 19, 2013

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John Bobsin

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High-Speed Rail

While U.S.A. efforts to begin a true high-speed rail system remain mired in politics, Japan is eager to export its rail technology, and will even help finance systems that use it, according to reporting by Eric Pfanner in The New York Times (November 19). In a recent visit, ex–New York Governor George Pataki inspected Japanese…
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