Rail transport in Peru
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rail-transport-in-peru-183-2467158
title:
Rail transport in Peru
text:
Rail transport in Peru has a varied history. Peruvian rail transport has never formed a true network, primarily comprising separate lines running inland from the coast and built according to freight need rather than passenger need. Many Peruvian railroad lines owe their origins to contracts granted to United States entrepreneurs Henry Meiggs and W. R. Grace and Company but the mountainous nature of Peru made expansion slow and much of the surviving mileage is of twentieth-century origin. It was
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport_in_Peru
date created:
2006-03-25T04:35:39Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T15:30:02Z
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