YANGON -- The train from Yangon to Mandalay takes a grueling 15 hours -- a slow, hot, dusty ride through flat Myanmar countryside that costs $1 for an Upper Class seat.
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Green light for Southeast Asia's old railways
Renovating existing tracks is quicker and cheaper than building high-speed lines
A decommissioned train at Naypyitaw Station. (Peter Janssen)
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