1.  Paye said Kim expressed worry over a recent breakdown of the French high-speed TGV train during a cold storm in France.

2.  Protesters against French plans to resume nuclear testing in the Pacific claimed responsibility Sunday for the second arson attack within one month against a French high-speed train.

3.  A union of French train conductors on Tuesday announced a planned weeklong strike beginning Thursday evening.

4.  Air France mechanics and French train engineers were also threatening their own strikes.

5.  Asbestos is still used in the braking systems of some French trains.

6.  French train workers have called a nationwide strike for Friday, saying they lack sufficient staff.

7.  French train workers have called a nation-wide strike for Friday, saying they lack sufficient staff.

8.  French trains and airplanes have cut down on the number of smoking sections.

9.  French trains are ultra-modern, fast and used daily by millions in every corner of the country.

10.  French train workers are well known for walkouts and officials have expressed nervousness over the past week that the situation could worsen.