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Karachi: Revival of KCR demanded

dawn.com, 24 September 2007

USA: People need options like commuter rail

tennessean.com, 23 September 2007

SF Bay: The little train that could

insidebayarea.com, 23 September 2007

NYC: Subway Sightseeing

nytimes.com, 23 September 2007

Edinburgh: Look what's coming down the tram line

scotsman.com, 20 September 2007

Belfast: Air-rail link plans for take-off

bbc.co.uk, 20 September 2007

Victoria: Govt trials free train tickets for early commuters

abc.net.au, 18 September 2007

NYC: Subway Tokens, Gone but Not Forgotten

nytimes.com, 17 September 2007

How Light Rail Transformed D.C.

courant.com, 16 September 2007

VIA Rail's 'best kept secret'

citizen.on.ca, 13 September 2007

New train services for Melbourne

smh.com.au, 11 September 2007

Take NYC's A train downtown on the 75th year of line's service

newsday.com, 10 September 2007

Portland streetcar system drawing wider interest

canadianpress.google.com, 08 September 2007

Athens: Tram link with Voula opening

ekathimerini.com, 08 September 2007

London: Going in search of lost treasures

thisislocallondon.co.uk, 07 September 2007

Adelaide: Tram to replace Bee Line bus service

abc.net.au, 07 September 2007

L.A. transit projects get green light

utu.org, 06 September 2007

Olympic Beijing to place handicapped accessible subway cars, buses in service

eastday.com, 05 September 2007

Southwest: Cumbres and Toltec railroad

mercurynews.com, 04 September 2007

Beijing expands subway before Olympics

cctv.com, 29 August 2007

Olympic Wall gilds Beijing subway

xinhuanet.com, 28 August 2007

Shanghai's booming subway

latimes.com, 25 August 2007

Light rail gains support in Vancouver

columbian.com, 21 August 2007

New Delhi railway station to resemble Connaught place

zeenews.com, 19 August 2007

Perth: First train runs on new city railway

presszoom.com, 18 August 2007

New England: Downeaster adds fifth train, cuts travel time

eyewitnessnewstv.com, 17 August 2007

Auckland: Record rise in train passengers

stuff.co.nz, 15 August 2007

Michael Hertz's Lasting Legacy as the NY Subway Map Designer

mediabistro.com, 07 August 2007

Shanghai subway gets tongue-tied over dialect plan

reuters.com, 07 August 2007

Riding the rails in the Twin Cities

tcdailyplanet.net, 01 August 2007

Tokyo: Yamanote Alarm Clock - Where's that train again?

slashgear.com, 25 July 2007

UK: Cashless train tickets planned

channelweb.co.uk, 25 July 2007

Turkey: New light railway for Antalya

nirvanainternational.com, 23 July 2007

A subway, in Amsterdam?

presstelegram.com, 22 July 2007

Portland makes it so easy for rail riders

jsonline.com, 17 July 2007

Toronto: All aboard for light rail

thestar.com, 17 July 2007

SEPTA to Join With PhillyCarShare for Launch of 'Free Rail to CarShare' Promotion

theautochannel.com, 13 July 2007

Beijing spruces up subway for Olympics

chinaknowledge.com, 10 July 2007

Tehran monorail project will go ahead

iranmania.com, 09 July 2007

Edinburgh: Work begins on city tram project

bbc.co.uk, 09 July 2007

Inauguration of the Marseilles Tram

marketwire.com, 03 July 2007

Cable car climbing Paris' Montmartre reopens

iht.com, 29 June 2007

Taipei: Cable Car to Lift Tea Drinkers

forbes.com, 28 June 2007

A 'Cable Car' Tour of San Francisco, for the Price of a Mitzvah

forward.com, 27 June 2007

Making Room for Bikes on Train

emagazine.com, 25 June 2007

Seattle: A peek inside Beacon Hill transit tunnel

nwsource.com, 24 June 2007

USA: Rail lines spurring an urban revival

utu.org, 22 June 2007

A Streetcar Named Aspire: Lines Aim to Revive Cities

wsj.com, 20 June 2007

Mayor unveils 'London Overground' rail network

24dash.com, 19 June 2007

Once considered outmoded, trolleys on the rebound

utu.org, 18 June 2007

Naples: Subway art revitalizes Italian city

cctv.com, 15 June 2007

USA: Looking for senior transit deals in the Northeast

smartertravel.com, 15 June 2007

Vegas monorail summer sale

smartertravel.com, 14 June 2007

Efficient Metrorail wins our vote for D.C. sightseeing

cleveland.com, 10 June 2007

Dominican subway is big job to make a 'little N.Y.'

chicagotribune.com, 10 June 2007

L.A. subway? Seriously

philly.com, 10 June 2007

As NYC Economy Grows, Subway Ridership Increases

qgazette.com, 06 June 2007

Of light rail and streetcars: a Cincinnati fable

enquirer.com, 05 June 2007

Athens: Rail links Piraeus to airport

ekathimerini.com, 05 June 2007

Beijing builds new subway for Olympics

abc.net.au, 03 June 2007

Cairo: Africa's only subway system a smooth ride

thestar.com, 02 June 2007

Palestinian Designs Tel Aviv Railway

israeltoday.co.il, 25 May 2007

Dominican Subway Inspired by New York's

forbes.com, 24 May 2007

Toronto: GO Transit called one of best, safest systems

utu.org, 23 May 2007

Las Vegas Monorail Beats the Heat with Cool Summer Fares

businesswire.com, 23 May 2007

New streetcar line through Seattle's south Lake Union area

kndo.com, 21 May 2007

Boston: T taps rail power to put stations in a new light

boston.com, 13 May 2007

Athens: Tram is headed to Piraeus

ekathimerini.com, 11 May 2007

Crews bore nearly mile-long tunnel for Seattle light rail

seattlepi.nwsource.com, 08 May 2007

Toronto's light rail blueprint

railwaygazette.com, 30 April 2007

Singapore to build fifth rail line

people.com.cn, 28 April 2007

Phoenix tests light-rail line

columbusdispatch.com, 26 April 2007

All Aboard The Loop Tour Train in Chicago

travelvideo.tv, 20 April 2007

Introduction Of Tourist Tickets In Mumbai Suburban Railway

pib.nic.in, 20 April 2007

Birmingham-London: 'Local' rail links between cities

bbc.co.uk, 19 April 2007

St. Petersburg: All aboard for Russia`s love train!

zeenews.com, 19 April 2007

Art and Innovation Come Alive for Toronto Subway Commuters

ccnmatthews.com, 16 April 2007

New Delhi: Underground revolution

bahraintribune.com, 15 April 2007

London: Art Tube Train Celebrates 100 Years Of Piccadilly Line

24hourmuseum.org.uk�, 11 April 2007

Shanghai to expand maglev route for World Expo

stuff.co.nz, 11 April 2007

Adelaide: First tram stage complete

news.com.au, 10 April 2007

NYC: Is That Finally the Sound of a 2nd Ave. Subway?

nytimes.com, 09 April 2007

Bahrain: Quiet please for region's first monorail

arabianbusiness.com, 07 April 2007

San Francisco: Third Street Light Rail Begins Full Service

ucsf.edu, 06 April 2007

Edinburgh: Work starts on city's new tram network

scotsman.com, 02 April 2007

Ho Chi Minh City to have monorail

vietnamnet.vn, 27 March 2007

Beijing to complete construction of new light railway by 2010

eastday.com, 18 March 2007

$6-billion light-rail network to transform Toronto

theglobeandmail.com, 16 March 2007

NYC: Cully Long, subway sketch artist and renaissance man

nypress.com, 14 March 2007

Olympic dreams for Chicago CTA

utu.org, 12 March 2007

Russia: Construction of intercity light railway to begin in St Pete in 2008

itar-tass.com, 06 March 2007

Glasgow: Subway set for massive revamp

dailyrecord.co.uk, 06 March 2007

Beijing to lay railway out to Capital Airport

english.people.com.cn, 06 March 2007

Toronto: Vaughn subway a go

torontosun.com, 04 March 2007

Portland's commuter tram offers postcard views of Mount St. Helens, Mount Hood

iht.com, 03 March 2007

Is Beijing's subway system better than Shanghai's?

shanghaiist.com, 27 February 2007

New Delhi: Subway sets a new standard

baltimoresun.com, 25 February 2007

Google Maps Adds Subway Stations, Buildings

searchnewz.com, 09 February 2007

Rome subway planners try to avoid relics

usatoday.com, 03 February 2007

San Francisco: Muni's Third St. light-rail line finally rolling

SFGate.com, 13 January 2007

'Around the World' in an Hour on NY Subway

voanews.com, 29 December 2006

London: On your mark, the train is coming

csmonitor.com, 27 December 2006

L.A. becoming transit leader

utu.org, 17 December 2006

Paris: Tram's return journey takes 70 years

timesonline.co.uk, 16 December 2006

Paris: Night train to the metro's phantom stops

canada.com, 04 November 2006

Commuter rail popular in smaller cities

UTU News, 02 October 2006

London Overground plans unveiled

bbc.co.uk, 05 September 2006

San Diego: The trolley keeps on moving

signonsandiego.com, 23 July 2006

NYC: Draw the Line

villagevoice.com, 19 July 2006

Portland -- a streetcar to inspire

pe.come, 01 July 2006

Tokyo: A to Z on a Tokyo subway

canoe.ca, 06 June 2006

Japan's Record-Breaking Train

popsci.com, 01 June 2006

NYC: Travel Back in Time, by Subway

nytimes.com, 28 May 2006

Shanghai: A ride on the world's fastest train

utu.org, March 26, 2006

Tube travel Venezuelan style

bbc.co.uk, 05 January 2006

San Francisco building Grand Central of the West

utu.org, 28 December 2005

Athens: Theater for a song by tram

ekathimerini.com, 09 November 2005

Trams on track for Edinburgh

ailwaypeople.com, 30 August 2005

Trains are the new office if you want some peace to work

scotsman.com, 14 March 2005

Metro men tread gently on ancient Greece's Sacred Way

telegraph.co.uk, 24 November 2004

Paris: Metro loses flavor, not all its charm

AFP, Taipei Times, 28 October 2004

Subway Phantoms in Moscow

Pravda, 10 November 2003

The Trams of Oslo

trolleycar.org, 26 April 2003

Why Zurich is a Model for Public Transportation

metro-magazine.com, April 2003

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europe

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uk ireland

London's Underground and suburban commuter rail services are included.

canada

Montreal's Metro trains, Toronto's Red Rocket, Vancouver's Skymover, more.

usa

Over 30 systems from LA's new Metro to Big Apple subway trains.

australia nz

Local rail services include Melbourne's trams... Sydney's monorail... and more.

asia

New metro, light rail and suburban rail lines reflect regional growrh.

latin america caribbean

Transit systems feature premetro light rail and sleek underground subtes.

africa mideast

Local rail transit services are profiled from Tunis to Tehran to Tel Aviv.

gautrain south africa

Rapid transit linking Jo'burg and Pretoria is due by 2010's World Cup.

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