Trash on tracks forces another stop of the Havana–Guantánamo train
The crew and local residents removed the waste by hand in the Aguilera neighborhood; the same train had already been blocked at that point in September.
The Havana–Guantánamo passenger train interrupted its trip in the Aguilera neighborhood of Las Tunas after encountering trash and rubble on the tracks. The crew and local residents manually moved the waste to clear the railway.
The episode occurred at the same point where an accumulation of trash had blocked the train in September. On that occasion, passengers got off the train to remove the waste, according to the archived account.
The report says that some institutional measures had been taken to eliminate dumping sites before this latest interruption, but trash still remained to be collected. It also records criticism of the authorities’ response and says waste collection faces shortages of workers, equipment and fuel.
The train’s frequency had been reduced in June to one departure every 16 days. The same article said the service was temporarily canceled because of damage caused by Hurricane Melissa.