Baghdad-Basra train helps stitch up Iraq's wounds

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A man walks along the Central railway station February 11, 2008. The train service between Baghdad and Basra resumed with little fanfare in December after a hiatus of 18 months. Few dared use it at first, but word has spread of a safe and cheap journey, and railway officials are scrambling for funds for more carriages. REUTERS/Ceerwan Aziz