{"id":38073,"date":"2015-11-03T08:28:01","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T13:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smart-union.dev\/news\/u-s-leader-in-light-rail-transport\/"},"modified":"2015-11-03T08:28:01","modified_gmt":"2015-11-03T13:28:01","slug":"u-s-leader-in-light-rail-transport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/u-s-leader-in-light-rail-transport\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. leader in light rail transport","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-29839\" style=\"margin: 4px 12px;border: 1px solid black\" alt=\"NJ Transit\" src=\"http:\/\/utu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/njt5527@newarktrack5march192006-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Take a wild guess: Since the turn of the century, what nation has opened more new light rail and streetcar systems than any other on earth? Germany? Nein. Italy? No. China? \u5426. France? Non. Russia? \u041d\u0435\u0442. Japan? \u3044\u3044\u3048. The Netherlands? Nr. It\u2019s actually (drumroll please) . . .. \u00a0the United States of America.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Yes, you read that right: The nation that tore up most of its interurban and streetcar systems when (conspiracy theorists and many \u201ctrolley jollys\u201d claim) General Motors began buying them up, tearing them up and replacing steel-wheeled vehicles with its rubber-tired diesel buses, has since the Millenium built more LRT and streetcar systems\u201423\u2014than even France, which has built (no doubt influenced by Alstom) a mere\u00a0<em>vingt<\/em>\u00a0(20).<\/p>\n<p>Mull over that as you munch on your\u00a0<em>pommes frites<\/em>\u00a0(Freedom Fries) at your local burger joint.\u00a0<em>Viva Les Etats-Unis!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.railwayage.com\/index.php\/blogs\/william-vantuono\/the-us-is-a-leader-in-lrt-believe-it.html?channel=00\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RailwayAge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take a wild guess: Since the turn of the century, what nation has opened more new light rail and streetcar systems than any other on earth? 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