Many rail firms enjoy a virtually captive market: trains are very good at moving commuters into and out of large cities; congestion on the roads means that many people have no real alternative.

很多铁路企业占据着垄断市场：乘火车进出一些大的城市方便快捷；而且公路上的拥堵也让人别无选择。

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Many rail firms enjoy a virtually captive market: trains are very good at moving commuters into and out of large cities;

很多铁路企业占据着垄断市场：乘火车进出一些大的城市方便快捷；

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Road and rail transport to ports can be as important as dockside facilities in moving cargo swiftly, for example.

比如，确保公路铁路与港口的畅通与码头设施快速搬运货物同等重要。

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As such, only two projects in the Obama administration's once-vaunted high-speed rail agenda are moving forward one in California and one in the Northeast Corridor.

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China's rail industry was dealt a major setback a year ago, when a deadly high-speed train collision near the eastern city of Wenzhou raised questions about whether the country's rail ambitions were moving too fast.

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"The challenge is to get final approval of our pre-clearance so we can start moving cargo and passengers by rail, " Shumlin said, but it's up to the federal governments in both countries to smooth the border crossings.

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