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Train-Surfing: A Global Look
An attempt at context to an act of madness
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S.Y. Lee
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March 2024

The Rise and Fall of Japan's National Public Railway Labor Unions
A forgotten powerhouse which shaped Japan's present-day railways
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S.Y. Lee
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February 2024

The Death and Privatization of Japanese National Railways (Part 2, 1982-1987)
How does a national train agency die?
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S.Y. Lee
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October 2023

The Assassination of HS2 by the Coward Rishi Sunak
Cost creep cripples high-profile high-speed rail projects. But it's not what kills them.
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S.Y. Lee
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September 2023

Kyiv Metro vs the World: An Exploration
How can Kyiv Metro run 2-3 minutes peak hour frequency during wartime?
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S.Y. Lee
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July 2023

Five Transit Lessons from a Eurotrip
From notebook scribbles to the big stage
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S.Y. Lee
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April 2023

The Global Rise of the Militarizing Metro
A new and growing approach to safety on public transit
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S.Y. Lee
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January 2023

Seoul Metro's Ugly War with Disabled Protesters Enters Its Third Year
An update to an escalating affair
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S.Y. Lee
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November 2022

The Death and Privatization of Japanese National Railways (Part 1, 1949-1982)
How does a train agency rack titanic amounts of debt?
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S.Y. Lee
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September 2022

How American Occupiers Helped Doom Japan's National Public Railways
Douglas MacArthur's dream turned nightmare
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S.Y. Lee
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July 2022

Downtown Los Angeles, 21st Century: A Personal, Urban History
An ode to an once anti-urban neighborhood
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S.Y. Lee
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June 2022

The Soldier Who Defended Melbourne's Trams
As Sydney and others abandoned their trams, one man in Melbourne fought back
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S.Y. Lee
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