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Here in Melbourne, the capital of the Australian state of Victoria, we are introducing a new type of low floor tram, which is sometimes called the Flexity-Melbourne. It's based on the 70% low floor Flexity Swift, but, like the Skoda ForCity introduced before, with ramp access to the raised...

This was a hot day, the engines tell it. About 94 degrees in the shade, bottled water was a must. This was during the "Hot Rails" event.

On January 3rd, 2005, my Dad and I went on a day trip from San Jose to San Francisco via public transit and foot. It was a great day for two railfans to enjoy each other and the various public transit systems of the Bay Area. I am at the Bayshore platform, between San Francisco and South San...