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Great Barrington
This photo was sent by Bob Rathbun, showing an New Haven Railroad train at the Great Barrington station. We’re hoping to see smaller electric trains stopping there again!
Housatonic
Local historian Gary Leveille does a wonderful Then and Now series in the Berkshire Edge. Here’s a recent article about the train depot in Housatonic, now a pricate residence. You’ll also find below links to our short videos of work being down to upgrade the line behind it.
Going global: Canada and Zambia
China's CCECC to invest $1.4 billion in Tanzania-Zambia railway (Reuters) and and The railway that China hopes will take on the US in Africa (Financial Times)
The train that binds Canada together: Slowly rolling across prairies and mountains from Toronto to Vancouver, the 97-hour Canadian is the longest passenger train outside Russia (Financial Times)
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