Category: Metro Rail / Subway

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Ethan Elkind, “Railtown: The Fight for Los Angeles Metro Rail; and, The Future of the City”, 2014.

Zachary Schrag, “The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro­”, 2014 was the topic of an earlier blog post. Jules Verne, “Journey to the Center of the Earth“, 1865 also was the topic of an earlier blog post. Here I present: Ethan Elkind, “Railtown: The Fight for Los Angeles Metro Rail; and, The … Continue reading Ethan Elkind, “Railtown: The Fight for Los Angeles Metro Rail; and, The Future of the City”, 2014.

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Rashmi Sadhana रश्मि साधना, “The Moving City: Scenes from the Delhi Metro”, 2022.

Rupert Snell, “Beginner’s Hindi Script: An Introduction to Reading & Writing Hindi”, 2000 was the topic of an earlier blog post. Sanmati Jain, “Japanese-English-Hindi Dictionary”, 2018 also was the topic of an earlier blog post.   Here I present: Rashmi Sadana रश्मि साधना ,”The Moving City: Scenes from the Delhi Metro”, 2022 about the Delhi, … Continue reading Rashmi Sadhana रश्मि साधना, “The Moving City: Scenes from the Delhi Metro”, 2022.

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Christopher Hood, “Shinkansen 新幹線 : From Bullet Train to Symbol of Modern Japan”, 2006.

  Boye Lafatte De Mente, “Kodansha Tokyo Subway Guide”, 2002 was the topic of an earlier blog post.   Here I present Christopher Hood, “Shinkansen 新幹線 : From Bullet Train to Symbol of Modern Japan”, 2006 was a book on Japan’s high-speed train network.  Shinkansen 新幹線  is a network of national railways in Japan (shown … Continue reading Christopher Hood, “Shinkansen 新幹線 : From Bullet Train to Symbol of Modern Japan”, 2006.

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Boye Lafayette De Mente, “Kodansha Tokyo Subway Guide”, 2002.

  Boye Lafayette De Mente, “Kodansha Tokyo Subway Guide”, 2002 was “guide-book” that was bilingual English & Japanese.   1. Chuo, 2. Shibuya, 3. Minato, 4. Toshima,  5. Taito,  6. Shinjuku & 7. Chiyoda are the core “wards” of the chikatetsu” 地下鉄 (the Japanese word for subway) as shown in the map below.   The “Yamanote ” … Continue reading Boye Lafayette De Mente, “Kodansha Tokyo Subway Guide”, 2002.