Nakanishi, an engineer who joined Hitachi in 1970 and worked his way up the ladder, proceeded to sell the company's hard disk drive business and
consumer - related operations, opting to concentrate on sales of big - ticket power plants,
rail lines and water treatment facilities.
In tracking these trends, of course, it's always important to remember that public transit remains a non-factor for many American
consumers — especially when you compare usage statistics in the U.S. to those in the E.U. (when are we going to get all those spiffy high - speed
rail lines?)