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Articlesby StaffFebruary 1, 2001

High-speed train premieres in Scandinavia

The X2000 high-speed train between Gothenburg, Sweden, and Copenhagen, Denmark, began service in January.

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Articlesby StaffFebruary 1, 2001

Bus campaign promotes organ donor awareness

Transit buses in New York and other cities in the United States and Canada are featuring ads illustrating the importance of organ donation.

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Articlesby StaffFebruary 1, 2001

Paris Metro develops subway inspection device

The Parisian Transport Authority (RATP) combined a self-propelled vehicle with a thermal and laser scanner to inspect its subway tunnels.

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Articlesby StaffFebruary 1, 2001

Light rail postponed in Grand Canyon

Congressional intervention put plans for light rail transit in Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park on indefinite hold.

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Articlesby StaffFebruary 1, 2001

Trans-Siberian railway to link Koreas, Japan with Russia

January 1 marked the day the first electric train ran along a newly electrified section of the Trans-Siberian railway, which will eventually link the two Koreas and Japan with Russia.

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Articlesby StaffFebruary 1, 2001

New Japanese metro technologies cut costs

It seems that subway projects are only being implemented these days in developing countries in Eastern Europe and Asia, as the Western world says it can no longer afford them.

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Articlesby StaffJanuary 1, 2001

Calif. begins high-speed rail assessment

The California High-Speed Rail Authority is conducting an environmental impact study for its proposed statewide high-speed train.

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ArticlesJanuary 1, 2001

Harmonizing Heavy Rail in New Jersey

New Jersey Transit is untangling its network of rail services with major construction, long overdue realignments and investment in rolling stock.

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ArticlesJanuary 1, 2001

NYCT's New 'Millennium' Cars Enter Service

New trainsets are part of the city’s huge rehab and revitalization of the subway. Design features are likely to be used on future metro car orders elsewhere.

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Newsby StaffNovember 16, 2000

Amtrak Debuts Acela Express

Amtrak today launched its high-speed Acela Express service, running from Washington D.C. to New York to Boston.

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