An Indian Railways official stands inside the richly-decorated cab of the engine as he prepares to leave the railway station in Srinagar. Indian Kashmir`s first train service has hit the tracks after an eight-year project which had to overcome the twin challenges of tough terrain and separatist violence.(AFP)
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Kashmiri men look outside from Kashmir`s first-ever train, running on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008. Kashmiris Sunday traveled in the train, a day after Indian prime minister flagged-off the first ever train service in the disputed Himalayan region. (AP)
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, wearing blue turban, flags off Kashmir`s first-ever train, as Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav, far right, joins him, on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008. (AP)
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