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In 1929, the Havana Special was the premier train, providing year-round coach and sleeping car service between New York and Key West, daily except Sundays, with connecting ferry service beyond to the Cuban capital.
The museum is on San Miguel Street, between Ronda and Mazón, on one side of the University of Havana. The museum was founded in 1961, with the collection of Julio Lobo, occupying a 1929 Florentine Renaissance style mansion "La Dolce Dimora", the home of an Italian-Cuban politician, Orestes Ferrara.
The railway station of Villanueva, c. 1900 Villanueva Railway. Map shows train path down present day Avenida Zanja. The Havana Capitol building was built on land that was a railroad terminal and used to belong to the Villanueva Railway. The project began in April 1926, during the Gerardo Machado administration.
The Tren Blindado (transl. Armoured train) is a national monument, memorial park, and museum [1] of the Cuban Revolution, located in the city of Santa Clara, Cuba.It was created by the Cuban sculptor José Delarra on the site of and in memory of the capture of an armoured train on 29 December 1958, during the Battle of Santa Clara.
Jacksonville and St. Louis Railway: Jacksonville and Havana Railroad: 1925 1938 N/A Jacksonville, Louisville and St. Louis Railway: CB&Q: 1890 1896 Jacksonville and St. Louis Railway: Jacksonville, North Western and South Eastern Railway: CB&Q: 1867 1879 Jacksonville Southeastern Railway: Jacksonville and St. Louis Railway: CB&Q: 1896 1905
The Museum of the Revolution (Spanish: Museo de la Revolución) is located in the Old Havana section of Havana, Cuba, in what was the presidential palace of all Cuban presidents from Mario García Menocal to Fulgencio Batista. The building became the Museum of the Revolution during the years following the Cuban Revolution.
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 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.