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Rail-laying of Xinjiang's 2nd int'l railway completed

After four years of construction, the rail-laying of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region's second international railway was completed on Monday. It is also the first electrified railway in Xinjiang. With an investment of 6 billion yuan, the railway has a... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Wed, Sep 16 2009

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