Blessed for safety

A ritual is held in Kudamatsu, Japan, on Wednesday by Japanese manufacturer Hitachi to bless an express train to be delivered to the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA). This first of 50 new EMU3000 express trains Taiwan ordered is scheduled to arrive in Hualien on July 30. Photo courtesy of TRA July 21, 2021

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