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Light rail train hits pedestrian in Seattle
Seattle :: WA :: USA | 2 hours ago
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But the fire department said the man in his 50s suffered heavy trauma and was taken to Harborview Medical Center with life threatening injuries. Central Link light rail service was interrupted for the investigation.
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35 cities get green light for urban rail
Shanghai :: China | 1 day ago
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22 ( chinadaily.com.cn) Thirty-five cities on the Chinese mainland have got the green light to build nearly 6,000 km of urban rail lines, according to the China Communications and Transportation Association. The estimated cost of the lines will be
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DC transportation exhibit offers history lesson
Santa Cruz :: Bolivia | 3 days ago
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The schoolchildren piled into the rail car in downtown Washington and looked up and down as the lights flickered and the floor rumbled. "We're here!" one of the young passengers shouted, all of them heading for the door like seasoned commuters. The
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Tram 'vital' to CBD's survival (Newstalk ZB)
Auckland :: New Zealand | 7 days ago
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Tram 'vital' to CBD's survival Adam Cooper, Newstalk ZB May 15, 2013, 6:01 am Reinstating the Christchurch tram service is being seen as a crucial step to keep central city businesses afloat during the rebuild. The Central City Business Association
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Light rail feasible for Sydney's west
Brisbane :: Australia | 12 days ago
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AN extensive light rail network in the western Sydney hub of Parramatta would provide huge economic and social benefits for the region, the local council says. A report on the future of western Sydney transport was unveiled by Parramatta Lord Mayor
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Point Austin: The Reading Railroad: search for rail funding earns cheap shot from 'Statesman'
Austin :: TX :: USA | 12 days ago
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The alternative is increasing automobile gridlock, suburban sprawl, and a declining central city. Transit Working Group having taken leadership of the regional project and getting buy-in from what is now a six-county area. The central city has
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New campaign urges for light-rail transit system in Surrey
Langley Park :: MD :: USA | 14 days ago
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A coalition is urging for a light-rail system throughout Surrey and connecting to Langley. Photograph by: LightRailLinks.com , Vancouver Sun Surrey business and community groups are launching a new campaign to get light-rail transit on track for
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NJ Transit scraps light rail proposal in Tenafly for potential new alternative
Tenafly :: NJ :: USA | 20 days ago
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NJ Transit, citing the vociferous opposition to its proposal to extend its Hudson County -based light rail system into downtown Tenafly , said it has scrapped that idea and is now looking at a new alternative they believe is a win-win taking it to
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Teenagers walk free from court after frenzied attack on tram passengers in New Addington, Croydon
London :: United Kingdom | 20 days ago
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1 May 2013 Six teenagers who launched a violent and frenzied attack on passengers on a tram have walked free from court. A judge said that the youths acted 'like a pack of dogs' when they cornered their victims, three young Afghan men, and beat them
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Most Chinese Cities Don't Need And Can't Afford The Subway Systems They're Building
Hangzhou :: China | 22 days ago
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NOT many global cities of nearly 9m people lack an underground line, but until the end of last year the eastern city of Hangzhou was one of them. Now city slickers and rural migrants squeeze together inside shiny new carriages, checking their
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