Decomissioned American trains get second life in Peru

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An entire fleet of diesel trains that were taken off the tracks in California are being shipped to the megacity of Lima, Peru, where they will be used for a new commuter rail project. The World’s transportation correspondent Jeremy Siegel looks at how the unusual move could be transformative for the Peruvian capital.

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