Dubai trains get a lonelier launch

September 9 was planned as a big day for Dubai.

September 9 was planned as a big day for Dubai.

The government folks in Dubai were set to launch both a new record-holding skyscraper and a major piece of the transit system today.

And then they weren’t set to launch them both anymore after all.

But it still looks like it’s going to be a nice rail system, complete with wi-fi and other splendid tricks. It should go a long way toward repairing a perceived weakness in the city, which has long been viewed as less pedestrian-friendly than some other cosmopolitan metros. Details on the new trains can be found here.

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