Apparently a documentary for would-be Japanese tourists to Manchuria, pre-World War II.
南滿洲鐵道 特急亞細亞號（ あじあ号）特快列車之旅 日本紀錄片
South Manchuria Railway
Limited Express Ajia (Asia Express)
Limited Express Train Trip
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Intercity Rail in North Korea, Circa 2014
We’re keeping the source of this video secret.
All section view of Pyongui Line, DPRK / North Korea
(Pyongyang to Dandong via Sinuiju)
South Korea closes Incheon Airport high-speed rail line . . . NO
By Leroy W. Demery, Jr.
A news story, published online at 2018 August by several outlets, states that South Korea had decided to close its “high-speed rail” line between Seoul and Incheon International Airport. This claim was repeated by several highly unreliable anti-rail sources in the United States and elsewhere, though it was incorrect.
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”Autonomous” Battery Buses Replace Trolleybuses in Japan…Well, NO
Editor’s note: This article illustrates how press reports are often highly inaccurate and lack context, reflecting sloppy and lazy journalism.
By Leroy W. Demery, Jr.
During the first couple of weeks of October, I spotted at least one story line stating that “trolleybuses” had been replaced by “autonomous battery buses” in Japan.
The specific reference was to the “Kanden Tunnel” line, which is part of the “Tateyama – Kurobe Alpine Route” in Toyama and Nagano Prefectures. This extends from an open-air station named Ogizawa to an underground station at Kurobe Dam. The distance is 6.1 km, of which 5.4 km is in tunnel. The line operates from mid-April to late November.
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Internal-Combustion Vehicles Fueled by – Wood !?!
Wood-burning internal-combustion engines, used to power road vehicles? A sort of rudimentary “solar power?”
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Annotated Response to “Antiplanner” Post: No. 50. Lessons from an Iconoclast
By Michael D. Setty & Leroy W. Demery, Jr.
Note: This article responds to Randal O’Toole’s April 17, 2020 post on his “Antiplanner” blog. We believe this requires a detailed response since O’Toole is outlining lessons he says he has learned in his past four decades as a public intellectual. We find that some of O’Toole’s assertions are valid, but most are not.
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