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One Bullet, Two Volts: How Seoul's Metro Was Born

The story of Seoul Metro Line 1 and its consequences

Mar 30 • 

S.Y. Lee

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February 2025

End of the line: Transit thoughts in an uncertain America

11 statements in a speechless time

Feb 24 • 

S.Y. Lee

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November 2024

Aura of Success: The First Years of Japan's Privatized National Railways

What does it take to make a railway a "success"?

Nov 15, 2024 • 

S.Y. Lee

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April 2024

Train-Surfing: A Global Look

An attempt at context to an act of madness

Apr 20, 2024 • 

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

Mar 9, 2024 • 

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?

Feb 29, 2024 • 

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.

Oct 8, 2023 • 

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?

Sep 22, 2023 • 

S.Y. Lee

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July 2023

Five Transit Lessons from a Eurotrip

From notebook scribbles to the big stage

Jul 16, 2023 • 

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

Apr 8, 2023 • 

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

Jan 28, 2023 • 

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?

Nov 26, 2022 • 

S.Y. Lee

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