Asia: Japan’s new bullet train N700S debuts on line linking Tokyo, Osaka

From Kyodo News; July 1, 2020 Tokyo – Japan’s latest shinkansen bullet train model offering improved performance and upgraded cabin…

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New York’s Long Island Rail Road capital plan: Upgrade stations, tracks; purchase new diesel, M9A trains

By Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday; September 22, 2019 New trains, longer station platforms, modern signals and fresh coats of paint…

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San Francisco’s Muni may lower seats on new trains 2 inches for shorter riders

By Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez, San Francisco Examiner; March 5, 2019 Since San Francisco’s futuristic new train fleet first click-clacked down…

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Canadian Transport Minister Marc Garneau supportive of VIA Rail’s $1.5-billion request for new trains

By Bill Curry, The Globe and Mail; January 23, 2018 The Liberal government is sharpening its scrutiny of Via Rail’s…

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