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In 2000 the Union de Ferrocarriles de Cuba bought French first class air conditioned coaches. Fast trains line 1 and 2, between (Central Station) and Santiago de Cuba, use comfortable stainless-steel air-conditioned coaches bought from French Railways and now known as the "Tren Francés" (the French train). It runs daily at peak periods of the ...
American-born Canadian railway builder Sir William Cornelius Van Horne helped expand Cuba's railway network in the early 20th century. He was an investor in the Cuba Railroad Company (founded 1900). In 1924 Ferrocarriles Consolidados de Cuba was created from a dispute between Ferrocarriles Consolidados de Cuba and Ferrocarriles de Cuba. [3]
Santiago de Cuba, also known as Santiago General Senén Casas, is the main railway station of the city of Santiago de Cuba, seat of the homonym province, Cuba. It is owned by the state company Ferrocarriles de Cuba (FFCC) and is located in the central Paseo de Martí, nearby the city harbor .
The railway is the only surviving electric line in Cuba. [2] The railway was built by The Hershey Company to transport sugar to the port of Havana. The original electric interurban cars were bought from the JG Brill Company, but these were replaced by 60-year old cars from the Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya in the 1990s. [3] [4]
Cuban map highlighting the Vía Blanca A rest area in Guanabo, Havana Passing through Boca de Jaruco oil field A rest area in Santa Cruz del Norte The Mirador de Bacunayagua over Bacunayagua Bridge The motorway in Matanzas The Canímar Bridge (Puente de Canímar) in Matanzas The motorway in Boca de Camarioca The motorway near Varadero The motorway southwest of Varadero A police patrol on the ...
Location of Cuba. Cuba is a country comprising the island of Cuba as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. The Cuban state claims to adhere to socialist principles in organizing its largely state-controlled planned economy. Most of the means of production are owned and run by the government and most of the labor force is ...
It's a sub-set of a trend we've seen for a while now, which is a rise in nature-inspired names like River or Cove. " Orion increased in popularity on The Bump by about 24 percent," the site reports .
Aguada de Pasajeros (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈɣwaða ðe pasaˈʝeɾos]) is a municipality and town in the Cienfuegos Province of Cuba. Geography