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Posted by Gilbert B Norman (Member # 1541) on :
 
While I have never set foot anywhere betweeen the 16th and 100th E meridian, in this life, this article appearing in Today's New York Times provides me with good reason not to consider such:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/world/asia/pakistans-railroads-sum-up-nations-woes.html

Brief passage:

Possibly, this reporting was a factor in the Pakistani government's decision to expel The Times' (possibly freelance) reporter:

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2013/05/declan-walsh-expelled-from-pakistan.html
 
Posted by DeeCT (Member # 3241) on :
 
Well worth the read ....
 
Posted by DonNadeau (Member # 61606) on :
 
Sounds like one of EsPee's passenger trains in its last days [Smile]

For some great photos of a train negotiating its way through a crowded market, see Bill Wood's

http://www.billwood.com/trains/peru/
 
Posted by Henry Kisor (Member # 4776) on :
 
I hope Paul Theroux saw this article and packed his bags for Pakistan.

Myself, I love rattly-trap railways, but not those frequented by Taliban.
 


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