Train Makes Test Trip Along Key Aid Route
From Times Wire Reports
A locomotive roared to life in Umm al Qasr as British and Iraqi officials formally reopened a rail line between the port town and Basra -- the expected route for aid into the rest of southern Iraq.
“It’s another sign that normality is returning and the days of warfare are over,” said Brig. Shaun Cowlam. Working with British forces, Umm al Qasr residents have restored water, electricity and a phone system.
The first major trainload of medical supplies and water is to head to Basra this week.
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