Commuter trains return to Baghdad

Thursday, December 11, 2008

NBC News profiled Baghdad’s reincarnated commuter rail system, which has seen trains plodding along one line of the Iraqi Republic Railways since October. As with any burgeoning rail system, infrastructure upgrades and marketing are key challenges. But Baghdad’s system faces the unique adversities of security threats, societal upheaval, and tenuous governmental structures. The Los Angeles Times also shed light on Baghdad’s commuter trains last month.

Hopefully the system will be successful in the long term and symbolize normalcy and stability for weary residents, as well as deliver benefits to commuters tired of facing the hazards and inconveniences of road travel in the region.

—Matthew Melzer

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