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Malton Rail Service
Regions: Northeast - Northwest - Southeast - Southwest
Lines: Blue - Brown - Fuchsia - Green - Orange - Purple - Red - Yellow



History

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Malton Rail, (known as Malton Railway until 1976) was first established in 1903 by the Malton City Council through a deal arranged with the National Railway Association (NRA) and United National Investment Company of Eastern Financers (UNICEF). With the power of the NRA and the financial backing of UNICEF, two forces best not opposed, the city's main railway tracks, the NorthSouth Line and the EastWest Line, were constructed by November 1906. Of course, construction did not end with these two major lines, but continued to expand as more and more railway stations were constructed in nearly every one of the city's suburbs. By 1918 the railway had completed construction of the Great Western Line which ran through all of the suburbs between Starlingtown and Owsleybank, providing swifter transport between east and west Malton as the earlier EastWest Line was used primarily to connect with the NorthSouth Line and thus provide inter-city transportation. It was not long before the NRA's trains were soon on track and providing both public and private transportation throughout Malton.

By 1930 the number of Malton's railway stations had nearly doubled, tripling by 1958, and quadrupling by 1976. Malton became known as one of the most public transport-conscious cities in the entire country, with some suburbs having as many as 5 to 6 stations all within a 10 block area. Prior to the "Malton Incident" the only suburbs that did not possess even a single railway station were Shearbank, West Boundwood, and Stanbury Village, each for their own reasons.

To this day survivors still dream of the day that the trains will run once again, perhaps allowing free and safe travel through zombie-infested Malton.




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