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		bilbo0s on July 24, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: America’s Transit Exceptionalism The Chinese already have a tight hold on rail in Africa. So the joke’s on them.

tyoma on July 24, 2024 [–]

They successfully completed high speed rail service that has been operational since 2018: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Boraq

Meanwhile California has yet to start service.

two_handfuls on July 24, 2024 | [–]

Oh very cool, they have the TGV there!

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