With a traffic congestion problem paralyzing Lebanon's economic powerhouse of Beirut, calls are growing to put the country's long-defunct railway lines back into use.
Lebanon Trains
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Tripoli train station, as a number of the other biggest stations left in Lebanon, is guarded by members of the country's Rail Authority. (Photo - J. Owens/VOA)
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There are a number of rare trains housed in Lebanon's train stations. (Photo - J. Owens/VOA)
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Weakened by the increased use of cars, the train lines in Lebanon were mainly killed off by the start of the Lebanese Civil War in 1975. (Photo - J. Owens/VOA)
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A photo from the archives of NGO TrainTrain.