Transport infrastructure in Brazil is characterized by strong regional differences and lack of development of the national rail network.

There are regional rail services along the Basque coast, to Pau and through the Landes to Dax and Bordeaux.

Regional rail does not exist in this sense in the United States, so the term " regional rail " has become synonymous with commuter rail there, although the two are more clearly defined in Europe.

In the United States, Canada, Costa Rica, El salvador, and Mexico regional passenger rail services are provided by governmental or quasi-governmental agencies, with a limited number of metropolitan areas served.

Manufacturing and retail sectors became dominant among Midwestern cities, influencing the American economy, particularly in meatpacking, with the advent of the refrigerated rail car and the regional centrality of the city's Union Stock Yards.

A successful March 2004 regional transportation ballot measure included funding to rehabilitate the rail bridge for the commuter rail service, but in October 2008 the Metropolitan Transportation Commission transferred $ 91 million from this project to the BART Warm Springs Extension Project in Fremont

There also are railway services operated by private rail companies, regional governments, and companies funded by both regional governments and private companies.

Following a pre-1999 election commitment to consider the feasibility of introducing fast rail services to regional centres, in 2000 the government approved funding for the Regional Fast Rail project, upgrading rail lines between Melbourne and Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong and Traralgon.

Since September 2008, the " one-ticket " solution has been introduced also as regards a rail connection with Włocławek, as a " regional ticket ".

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The traditional central station ( Hauptbahnhof ) has been reduced to the status of a regional station since the opening of the Hanover-Würzburg high-speed rail line in 1991 and its station ( Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe ) on the high-speed line at which the InterCityExpress ( ICE ) and InterCity services call.

Passenger services are provided by two rail service providers, PKP Intercity that provides intercity passengers trains ( express, intercity, eurocity, hotel and TLK ) and Przewozy Regionalne that operates only regional passenger trains financed by the voivodeship.

Reims is served by two main railway stations: Gare de Reims in the city centre, the hub for regional transport, and the new Gare de Champagne-Ardenne TGV 5 km southwest of the city with high speed rail connections to Paris, Metz, Nancy and Strasbourg.

Conventional rail technologies including high-speed, freight, commuter / regional, and metro / subway / elevated urban transit systems are considered to be " heavy rail ".

In 2008 the Gulf Cooperation Council announced that it had agreed to include Yemen in plans for an integrated regional rail system and launched feasibility studies.

In Western and Northern Norway, with difficult terrain, obstacling fjords and lack of rail transport, regional airline travel provides quick travel within the region or to the capital.

Due to its location along the Alabama River and extensive rail connections, Montgomery has and continues to be a regional distribution hub for a wide range of industries.

The regional rail service to Apeldoorn is run by a special subsidiary of the NS.

* 1995 – A gas bottle explodes in Saint Michel station of line B of the RER ( Paris regional train network ).

The andesite line is the most significant regional distinction in the Pacific.

It was reported that one of the aims of the programme was to prepare São Toméan troops for international peacekeeping missions. Previous phases of reform saw the armed forces downsized considerably in the early 1990s in line with a reduction in regional threat assessment.

Abdullah took a more independent line from the US and concentrated on improving regional relations, particularly with Iran.

No help was forthcoming from Stephen's brother Theobald this time either, who appears to have been preoccupied with his own problems with France — the new French king, Louis VII, had rejected his father's regional alliance, improving relations with Anjou and taking a more bellicose line with Theobald, which would result in war the following year.

Forest supervisors are line officers and report to regional foresters.

In other words, the depth and intensity of poverty varies across the world and in any regional populations, and $ 1. 25 per day poverty line and head counts are inadequate measures.

Château-Thierry is the terminus station of a regional railway line starting from the Gare de l ' Est in Paris.

No help was forthcoming from Stephen's brother Theobald this time either, who appears to have been preoccupied with his own problems with France — the new French king, Louis VII, had rejected his father's regional alliance, improving relations with Anjou and taking a more bellicose line with Theobald, which would result in war the following year.

The nearest regional rail and bus service is at Great Barrington, which is at the end of a weekend service line to New York City via the MTA rail line.

Both regional schools are located on Route 6 in Mattapoisett, just over the Marion town line.

Both regional schools are located on Route 6 in Mattapoisett, near the Marion town line.

Both regional schools are located on Route 6 in Mattapoisett, just over the Marion town line.

Earlier houses, built along the older streets like Main and Spang, follow the traditional regional pattern of being situated close to the front lot line ; later houses, built after 1900, are situated slightly back.

Two SEPTA regional rail lines, a freight line, and multiple SEPTA buses pass through the township.

The Canadian National Railway owned Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad main line passes through the city, while the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad provides regional service in the area.

The former main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad, currently owned and operated by Amtrak and also used by SEPTA, whose Paoli / Thorndale Line regional rail service, passes through, though no stations are located in the township.

The main train station is Gare de Nancy-Ville, with direct connections to Paris ( high speed rail line ), Metz, Lyon, Strasbourg and several regional destinations.

Erpe-Mere has an exit to the A10 / E40 and a regional railway station on the railway line Kortrijk-Oudenaarde-Zottegem-Erpe-Mere-Aalst-Brussels.

The " line " of continuous permafrost lies further north at some longitudes than others and can gradually move northward or southward due to regional climatic changes.

Veolia Transport is one of the largest bus operators, operates also one regional railway line and one trolleybus network.

mostly cable and open-wire lines ; a recently completed domestic satellite telecommunications system links Nouakchott with regional capitals

* New studies of climatic consequences of regional nuclear conflict from Alan Robock, including links to new studies published in 2007.

With globalization and regional economic problems, its links to North America have strengthened.

The institute acts as a resource for the UN system, with particular links to the UN bodies dealing with regional integration, and works in partnership with initiatives and centres throughout the world that are concerned with issues of integration and cooperation.

A Wide Area Network ( WAN ) is a network that covers a broad area ( i. e., any telecommunications network that links across metropolitan, regional, or national boundaries ) using private or public network transports in either full or half duplex communications mode.

* Stevens County Rural Library District: hosts of the Stevens County Wiki Project, the Stevens County Library District ( SCRLD ) has various regional links available from their website.

Hardeeville serves as a major transportation hub for the Lowcountry and Coastal Empire regions, with several major regional transportation links.

Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has pushed through a variety of legislation to increase links between Samoa and the Pacific regional powers of Australia and New Zealand.

The Newark Castle railway station lies on the Leicester – Nottingham – Lincoln line providing cross-country regional links.

* Phase II ( as early as June – December 2003 ): International Conference to support Palestinian economic recovery and launch a process, leading to establishment of an independent Palestinian state with provisional borders ; revival of multilateral engagement on issues including regional water resources, environment, economic development, refugees, and arms control issues ; Arab states restore pre-intifada links to Israel ( trade offices, etc.

This consortium, was chosen from among eleven applicants because of its strong local links, commitment to local programming, concentrating on regional topical matters, and educational and children's programmes.

The carrier links Cairo with Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, Luxor, Aswan, Marsa Alam, Abu Simbel and Alexandria ( Egypt ) in addition to secondary regional destinations to complement the parent company's pattern of service.

* The Gui-Bi Expressway ( G76 ) links Guiyang with the regional cities of Bijie and Dafang in northwest Guizhou province, southeastern Sichuan province, and the Sichuan cities of Luzhou, Neijiang, and Chengdu-Sichuan's provincial capital.

* Approximately 170 km east of Guiyang in the regional city of Kaili, the Hunan-Guizhou Expressway ( G56-G60 ) links with the Gui-Xin Expressway providing high-speed vehicular access to and from Guiyang to the eastern Guizhou city of Tongren before continuing through Hunan Province to the major cities of Huaihua, Changde, and Changsha.

With the introduction of air taxi VLJs, city pair links to smaller communities lacking regional connections could become more common.

Road infrastructure backed by the Vietnamese is part of a regional development strategy spearheaded by Hanoi called the Development Triangle Initiative, aiming to develop links between Vietnam and neighboring underdeveloped provinces in Cambodia and Laos.

) Until then, cable networks like HBO had been limited to regional coverage by expensive terrestrial microwave links leased from the telephone companies ( primarily AT & T ).

At the 16th Party Congress in 2002, Bo's age, regional tenures, and patronage links fit the profile for a potential candidate to be groomed for the " 5th generation of leaders " that would assume power in 2012.

A determined effort was made in this decade to develop regional activities and to strengthen IEA links and co-operation with the WHO.

It also has links with further education colleges in the Thames Gateway area, including Bexley College and North West Kent College, and plays a regional role in training teachers, nurses and social care professionals.

* United Nations Public Administration Network ( UNPAN ): A body which aims to establish an Internet-based network that links regional and national institutions devoted to public administration.

These regional positive qualities, along with new transportation links, international high profile events ( 2007 NATO meeting, 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 1994 Commonwealth Games ), could have helped produce a socio-economic effect in terms of: attractiveness as a place of residency, low unemployment, high real estate development potential for profit, increasing immigration of new people ( s ), and expanding opportunities for business or economic development.

Gunnedah is located on the Oxley and Kamilaroi Highways providing road links to the state capital Sydney at a distance of and the nearest regional centre Tamworth is.

More than a promotional tool, it contains an average of 60 links to recently updated regional news, weather and sport in a number of formats.