Editing Cuba

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<h1>Cuba</h1> <h2>Hershey Line</h2> <table align="left"><tr><td><p align="center">[photo hersheyCuba 300 link]<br /><strong><em>from <a href="http://www.subways.net/cuba/index.htm">subways.net</a></em></strong></p></td></tr></table> <p>Though most interurban lines are gone in the U.S., the greatest of course being the Sacramento Northern, there is one great one still out there in Cuba. It is known as the Hershey Line as it was built in the early 1900s to transport people to the Hershey Company's new sugar mills. The Mill was built in 1916 and electric train service started in January 1922. By October, the line had been extended from Matanzas to Casablanca (<a href="http://www.tramz.com/cu/hp/hpm.html">see map</a>). The line never reached La Havana because the Hershey Line was American and La Havana was an English settlement (<a href="http://www.tramz.com/cu/hb/hbm2.html">see map</a>).</p> <p>This great interurban still operates today, but since the mill was closed in 2002, its future is uncertain. Let's hope it stays in operation for generations of patrons and rail-fans to come. This system is special because unlike many modern systems, it has that charm of being a bit beat up. It is not filled with pre-fabricated sections of concrete nor does it have any sort of uniformity to it. Nothing about the line is perfect which gives it personality and soul and in fact, makes it the perfect interurban to set out to see.</p> <strong>PHOTOS OF THE LINE (INCLUDING A FEW OTHERS):</strong> <p><strong>More Information:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.tramz.com/cu/hy/hy.html">Allen Morrison's Tramways of Cuba</a> - extensive bibliography</li> <li><a href="http://www.cuba-individual.com/cubaentren/e_cubaentren_index.htm">Cuba Indivudial</a> - read the introduction.</li> <li><a href="http://www.farrail.net/pages/trip-reports-engl/report_cuba-2005.html#Hershey">FarRail Tours</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ziegenhagen.ca/cubavac2/6ElectricTrain/index.htm">some great track shots</a></li> <li><a href="http://paulbigland.fotopic.net/c830904.html">Paul Bigland's Railway Photographs</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.hermes.net.au/bayling/Cuba.html">Brian Ayling's Photographs</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.heinz-buehler.ch/cuba/hershey/web_selection_pre1/hershey.html">Cool photos</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/trains/cuba0104.htm">Cuba's Tourist Trains</a> - mostly not Hershey, but still interesting.</li> <li><a href="http://www.derbysulzers.com/cuba.html">check out the locomotive at the bottom of the page</a></li> </ul> <br clear="all" />

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