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	<title>Railways of Iraq &#187; Baghdad</title>
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		<title>Iraqi passenger services in The Times</title>
		<link>http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2009/04/19/iraqi-passenger-services-in-the-times/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Grantham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Times had a couple of articles about passenger services in Iraq last week. 
One is Iraq&#8217;s struggle to get railway back on track after neglect and war (14 April 2009). It seems the Baghdad &#8211; Dora commuter service is somewhat unsuccessful, but &#8220;Against the odds, the minister has reopened a nightly passenger route between [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A ride from Baghdad to Basra</title>
		<link>http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2009/04/05/a-ride-from-baghdad-to-basra/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Grantham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Washington Post of 1 April 2009 has a feature by Anthony Shadid who rode the tran from Baghdad to Basra. 
A Journey Into the Iraq of Recollection
Two clock towers stand like sentinels on each side of a turquoise dome built half a century ago. Musty ticket counters advertise lines that no longer run: to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Baghdad, a Trip to Nowhere</title>
		<link>http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2009/01/18/in-baghdad-a-trip-to-nowhere/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Grantham</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iraq's railways]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the 29 December 2008 story In Baghdad, a Trip to Nowhere Washington Post Staff Photographer Andrea Bruce takes a ride on the Baghdad commuter train.
At 5:30 a.m., everything is dark at the Baghdad Central Station. There are no passengers about, and most of the gates are still locked. The morning train, the only working [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Newsweek looks at reviving Iraq&#8217;s railways</title>
		<link>http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2008/12/22/newsweek-looks-at-reviving-iraqs-railways/</link>
		<comments>http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2008/12/22/newsweek-looks-at-reviving-iraqs-railways/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Grantham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newsweek has a 19 December 2008 report A Railway&#8217;s Painful Rebirth by Jessica Ramirez.
There is another video of the Baghdad commuter service &#8211; including cab views, Chinese and Turkish built locos, sheep, and motorists with a cavalier attitude to level crossing safety.

&#8230; Iraq’s railways, which came to a halt during the war, have reopened two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video shows Baghdad commuter trains</title>
		<link>http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2008/12/12/video-shows-baghdad-commuter-trains/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Grantham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All aboard&#8230; Baghdad&#8217;s train is a December 10 2008 NBC news video about the re-launch of commuter rail services in Baghdad. 


With traffic in downtown Baghdad typically a snarled mess, the old commuter train has been re-introduced to combat commuter nightmares. Ride the train with NBC News&#8217; Kianne Sadeq as it dodges goats, cars and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baghdad Central station from above</title>
		<link>http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2008/11/25/baghdad-train-station/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Grantham</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iraq's railways]]></category>
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Baghdad Train Station

Originally uploaded by labanex


An aerial photo of Baghdad Central station taken by Antonio Edward.

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		<title>Baghdad metro plan is revived</title>
		<link>http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2008/11/20/baghdad-metro-plan-is-revived/</link>
		<comments>http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2008/11/20/baghdad-metro-plan-is-revived/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Grantham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Guardian of 18 November 2008 reports the revival of plans to build a metro in Baghdad, with money being set aside for a feasibility study.

Baghdad goes underground with $3bn metro plan
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[On 17 November] the mayor of Baghdad surprised everyone by announcing plans for an underground train network that will literally carve a swathe through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baghdad&#8217;s commuter train is beautiful but slow</title>
		<link>http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2008/11/19/baghdads-commuter-train-is-beautiful-but-slow/</link>
		<comments>http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2008/11/19/baghdads-commuter-train-is-beautiful-but-slow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Grantham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
All aboard the Baghdad Metro is an article by Tina Susman and Caesar Ahmed on the Los Angeles Times website.
Dated November 18 2008, it describes the recently introduced Iraqi Republic Railways commuter service in Baghdad, with a simple map. 
Despite the story&#8217;s title, it is about an Iraqi Republic Railways &#8220;mainline&#8221; rail service, not a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baghdad commuter service starts up</title>
		<link>http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2008/11/04/commuter-services-in-baghdad-start/</link>
		<comments>http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2008/11/04/commuter-services-in-baghdad-start/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Grantham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Various news sources report the  [re-?]start of commuter rail services in Baghdad at the end of October, which is good news. 
AP has some photographs, A train arrives at al-Alawi railway station, central Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008, showing DEM2727.


Baghdad Central station in 2005 (Photo by Mark Hemphill)
Commuter rail trains running in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baghdad Central station refurbishment</title>
		<link>http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2008/08/24/baghdad-central-station-refurbishment/</link>
		<comments>http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2008/08/24/baghdad-central-station-refurbishment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Grantham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s now a couple of years old, but I&#8217;ve just come across this article about modernisation work at Baghdad Central railway station.

The caption says This 1914 engine, capable of traveling 25 miles per hour, is the oldest Iraqi railway steam locomotive. It was retired in 1951 and is on display at the Baghdad Central Station.
Assuming [...]]]></description>
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