Decomissioned American trains get second life in Peru

The World

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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