[Aztlan] Guatemala to be without railway

[Ivan Van Laningham]

Hi All--
Two news stories of interest:

Brief note about Railroad Development Corportation's suit against the 
Guatemalan government:

http://www.railwayage.com/breaking_news_archive.shtml

(Search for Guatemela)


Longer article about RDC shutting down FVG:

http://trains.com/trn/default.aspx?c=a&id=2151

You do need to be a subscriber.  Short quote:  >>>... announcement comes 
in the wake of an August 2006 order of "lesividad" by the Guatemalan 
government, where the government nullified a car-supply agreement with 
FVG, declaring it to be against the interests of the state. Since then, 
FVG has hit difficulty obtaining investment or credit, and Posner said 
the decision has made it impossible to profitably operate the railroad.<<<

Metta,
Ivan
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