Although the Grand Canyon Railway was out of commission from 1968 until the late 1980s, the train is back up and running.

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Passengers carrying luggage had to clamber down ladders on to the tracks and then back up on to the rescue train that arrived alongside.

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"The reserve game might not be as high a standard but it's still game time and I'll have a full week to train when I get back up there, " he added.

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The youngest of five children, Hudy grew up helping her oldest brother train in the football off-season by hopping on his back during resistance climbs up Appalachian trails.

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Returning to the northeast corner of the city, the train passes through Uguisudani before winding back up to Nippori.

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The ranks of Africa's billionaires are growing, and fortunately many of them are giving back, creating thousands of jobs in export businesses and setting up vocational academies to train future managers of construction sites and factories.

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