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May 24, 2019

Cuba tries to revive its once-great railway network

By CHRISTOPHER GILLETTE
Associated Press

HAVANA — Cuba's railway system is undergoing a major overhaul, with the government pushing a program to revamp the decrepit and aging network with new cars and locomotives in the hope of restoring a rail service that decades ago was the envy of Latin America.

Cuba's Ministry of Transportation took possession on Monday of 80 new Chinese-made passenger cars, part of a promised consignment of 250 rail cars and locomotives the island will receive by year's end.


 
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