It boasts exclusive equestrian trails and a laid-back lifestyle, complete with white three-rail fences, and no sidewalks or street lights.

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"High-speed rail has three advantages over air travel, " Si Xianmin is reported to have said with refreshing frankness.

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It's now only four and a half hours from Hefei to Shanghai on the newly built highway and less than three by the new high-speed rail link.

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By denying administration requests for high-speed rail funds for three years in a row, Congress has sent a clear bipartisan signal that states shouldn't count on continued federal funding for these projects.

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Similarly, the British-era light-rail loop circling Yangon takes about three hours to ride once around, with no linking bus services into downtown.

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Twenty-three U.S. cities have opened rail systems since 1981.

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The local branch of Ivy Tech, a community college, agreed to create a three-week welding course to teach the specialised techniques Progress Rail uses.

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High-speed rail is one of the few issues on which all three big political parties agree.

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Three firms are currently bidding for the chance to operate the service - one of which is Prism Rail who holds two of the franchises, Wales and West and the Cardiff Railway Company.

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The 35-strong field split into three groups with Blue Spinnaker leading on the far side and Diamond Max on the nearside rail.

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