Christopher Gillette

Associated Press

A driver in an American classic car waves as the first train using new equipment from China rides past, in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, July 13, 2019. The first train using new equipment from China pulled out of Havana Saturday, hauling passengers on the start of a 915-kilometer (516-mile) journey to the eastern end of the island as the government tries to overhaul the country’s aging and decrepit rail system.

Cuba Debuts Modern Chinese Train

It marks a first step of an overhaul Cuba's communist government started early last year, repairing some 2,600 miles of aging tracks and dozens of tumble-down stations.