August 2010
Projet de TGV californien : la SNCF piégée par son passé
by alphoenixle projet de loi vise avant tout la société ferroviaire française. Le rôle de la SNCF et de l'Etat français dans la déportation des Juifs pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale a déjà donné lieu à plusieurs procédures en France. Elle avait été condamnée pour la première fois en 2006, avant que la décision ne soit cassée en appel. La SNCF a toujours affirmé avoir agi sur réquisition des Allemands.
Digging Into On-Time Figures for New York Trains - NYTimes.com
by alphoenixBy official accounts, 2009 was a banner year for the commuter railroads that serve New York City. Of all the trains that ran last year, the railroads said, nearly 96 percent were on time — one of the best performances since they began keeping records.
April 2009
The Man in Seat Sixty-One...
by alphoenix & 1 otherMaybe you don't like flying, or are concerned about air travel's contribution to global warming. Or perhaps you just prefer real travel by train or ship, where the journey is part of the adventure... Either way, The Man in Seat Sixty-One will tell you how to travel overland comfortably & affordably where you might think that air was now the only option.
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