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Can the private sector salvage Egypt’s dilapidated railway system?

While a train accident in Egypt’s Giza governorate has placed the railway system's efficiency in the spotlight, experts remain optimistic about the government’s modernization plan.

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People travel on an overcrowded train in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 17, 2013. — REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

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