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Silk Road Reborn as Rail Route

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Silk Road Reborn as Rail Route
Posted by eastside on Sunday, July 21, 2013 12:27 AM

Here's a nice, long Sunday read in the New York Times about the resurrection of the fabled Silk Road as a rail route.  It follows a train of containers of HP computers being shipped from China to Europe, mostly on the Trans-Siberian.  As an aside, with its expedited service and multitude of heavily armed guards, it reminded me of a story that I saw years ago about GN's silk trains, which ran in the early 20th century.


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