NewsWhore
02-22-2008, 03:50 PM
The Transport Reorganization Office (OPRET) took the Santo Domingo metro on its first trial run yesterday. The train made a 2km trip from Isabela station, near the old cement factory to Los Cerros de Buena Vista. Hoy reports that the sight of the metro cars moving were met with cheers and exclamations from onlookers, while OPRET's Diandino Pena and Rafael Serrano waved to passers-by as the train traveled the elevated railway above Villa Mella. The maiden voyage caused a commotion as drivers stopped their vehicles to watch the train while others took pictures of the somewhat historic moment. The question now is when, and on which train, will President Leonel Fernandez ride on 27 February? Fernandez originally pledged that the Santo Domingo Metro would be inaugurated on that date, but constant delays have plagued the project and it is no longer expected to be ready by then.
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