All Railway Gazette International articles in July 2019 – Page 90
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Organisations
Tulsa-Sapulpa Union Railway Co (TSU)
This line is leased from Union Pacific and runs southwest from Tulsa (OK) to Sapulpa; TSU also operates the line south from Tulsa to Jenks for UP. TSU has interchanges with BNSF’s Creek Division at Sapulpa and both BNSF and UP in Tulsa. Address701 E DeweySapulpa, OK 74066USAPhone+1 918 224 ...
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Uijeongbu Light Rail Transit Co Ltd
Single route opened 2012, serving 15 stations. See network map of Seoul, Incheon & Uijeongbu. Construction began in 2007 and this automated, driverless rubber-tyred light metro opened in July 1 2012 serving the city of Uijeongbu to the north of Seoul. The company filed for bankruptcy in 2016, but operation ...
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Union Pacific Railroad Co (UP)
Union Pacific Railroad is an operating subsidiary of Union Pacific Corp. UP serves 23 states and provides the principal connection between the US and Mexico. See USA & Canada network map. UP’s origins date back to the 1862 transcontinental railroad project, completed in 1869, developing as a regional railroad in ...
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Utsunomiya Light Rail Co Ltd
Single ight rail route opened 2023, serving 19 stops. Ministerial approval for a light rail line in Utsunomiya, 100 km north of Tokyo, was given in September 2016 (14·6 km, 19 stops); groundbreaking took place on May 28 2018. Opening was originally planned for March 2022, but it eventually opened ...
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West Coast Railways Co Ltd
Provides spot hire and also operates charter trains. It is based at Carnforth Motive Power Depot, the location of the former Steamtown heritage railway attraction. In June 1998 WCR was the first private company in the UK to gain a train operator licence. Trains are operated using the company’s own ...
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West Japan Railway Co (JR West)
JR West was created in 1987 when Japanese National Railways was restructured and privatised, with all its shareholding listed since 2004. It is a constituent of the JR Group* brand. It serves the Kansai region around Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe, and western Honshu, including the Sanyo shinkansen, with 52 lines ...
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Zhuhai Urban Transportation Co Ltd
Single tram line opened 2017 serving 14 stops. See Macau & Zhuhai network map. The inaugural section between Haitian Park on the coast along the Meihua Rd to Shangchong opened on June 6 2017. Test running began in late 2014, with LRVs powered by the Ansaldo STS “TramWave” ground-level supply. ...
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Nanchang Rail Transit Co Ltd (NCRT)
Opened 2015, China’s 25th metro. Four-line network serving 113 stations. See Nanchang network map. Line 1 opened on December 26 2015 south from Shuanggang then east across the Ganjiang River and city centre to Yaohu Lake West (28·7 km, 24 stations). On June 28 2025 the line was extended at ...
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Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Railway Co
This tourist railway in the Pike National Forest, opened in 1889, reaches an altitude of 4302m by Abt rack rail. It is the highest railway in North America and the world’s highest cog line. Service was suspended in October 2017 for maintenance, but more extensive rebuilding was required and the ...
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Mashhad Urban Railway Operation Co (MUSROC)
Opened 2011, Iran’s second metro. Two-line network serving 34 stations. See Mashhad network map. Initial light metro line including 10·5 km underground and 8·5 km at grade, began trial running on March 12 2011, and opened on October 11 2011 (19·5 km, 22 stations) and extended on February 6 2016 ...
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Metro Jeddah Co
Phase 1 of the Jeddah Transportation Master Plan envisages a network of up to four metro routes (157 km, 85 stations), three light rail lines (38 km, 43 stops) and a corniche tramway (16 km, 15 stops).Lines planned are:Metro-Red Line-: north - south, along King Abdulaziz Road and King Abdullah ...