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The Havana Suburban Railway (Spanish: Red del ferrocarril suburbano de La Habana) is a passenger suburban rail network serving the city of Havana, capital of Cuba, and its suburbs. Owned by the national company Ferrocarriles de Cuba , it represents the only suburban rail system of the Caribbean island.
Another train, the Over-Sea, operated locally between Miami and Key West during daylight hours, leaving Miami at 11:05 a.m. and arriving at Key West 4:35 p.m. [6] During the winter months, the Over-Sea 's consist included a deluxe parlor-observation car. It was a popular train for vacationers traveling to the various fishing camps in the Keys.
Train route # Destination Notes 1: Santiago de Cuba: The express flagship "Tren Francés" ("French Train"). Stops in Santa Clara and Camagüey. Offers "first class" service with air-conditioning, and cafeteria car. 3: Ciego de Ávila: Final destination is the city of Morón: 11: Santiago de Cuba: Stops in all major cities.
The service was described as “The Superior All-Rail Route to Cuba.” Freight from anywhere in North America could be routed to Cuban consignees “in the same cars and packaging in which it left point of origin in the United States.” This had advantages enumerated in WIF&SS Co. sales literature – reduced transit time, less handling of ...
Seatrain Lines, officially the Over-Seas Shipping Company, was a shipping and transportation company conducting operations in the Americas and trans-Pacific regions.. Seatrain Lines began intermodal freight transport in December 1928 by transporting entire loaded railroad freight cars between the United States an
The 1,024 kilometers (636 mi) Central railway runs from Havana to Santiago de Cuba in the eastern region. Most of the 4,556.25 kilometers (2,831.12 mi) system is diesel-powered with 1,055 kilometers (656 mi) electrified. The flagship Train Number 1 travels between Havana and Baracoa. Other long-distance passenger services link Havana to Pinar ...
The Tren Francés (also spelled El Francés or Especial), [2] [5] named after the country of origin of the coaches was the fastest long-distance service in Cuba.It had the most modern coaches purchased by FFCC from SNCF in 2000 for 38 million francs, [6] and was divided into two classes named primera especial (1st) and primera (nominally 1st, identifiable as 2nd).
Route 59: Lockport Aurora Joliet ... Champaign, Havana and Western Railway: IC: 1879 1880 Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific Railway ... 1929 1977 N/A Chicago River and ...