Across two continents

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Now we're talking!

Nate
Galaxy
On Feb 2, 2015 2:32 PM, "NW Mailing List" <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

>   How about a Hagerstown-Buenos Aires haul?  We could ship them
> politicians and they could ship us beef . . .
>
> EdK
>
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> *Subject:* Across two continents
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>  *Across two continents*
>
> Norfolk Southern could participate with a western carrier in a  freight
> train trip across the North American continent, but how about an 8,000-mile
> freight train trip across two continents?  The item below is from January
> 2015's *Progressive Railroading* magazine.
>
> Gordon Hamilton
>
>
> *China-Spain rail route the 'new silk road'*
>
> The world's longest train journey ended last month after traveling 8,000
> miles from China to Spain. The train left the eastern Chinese city of Yiwu
> in mid-November, traveled 20 days and passed through eight countries before
> arriving in Madrid on Dec. 8. Designed to test what could become a new rail
> route directly between China and Spain, the train's goods arrived in Spain
> 10 days sooner than if they had been shipped by sea, the *South China
> Post *reported. On the trip to Spain, the train's containers were loaded
> with tools and toys. As of press time, the train was scheduled to return to
> China loaded with wine, olive oil and cured ham. A regular China-Spain
> freight-rail service could open next year. During a ceremony held upon the
> train's arrival in Madrid, Zhejiang governor Li Qiang told news media the
> route is important to further expand trade between the continents and
> "implement the strategy of developing a new silk road."
>
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