The border-crossing track section is levered into place by Zambian and Tanzanian officials helped by Chinese engineers during construction of the Tazara Railway, in Tunduma, Tanzania, in September 1973. Also known as the called the Great Uhuru Railway, the single-track railway connects the port of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, with the town of Kapiri Mposhi, Zambia. (Mohamed Amin/Camerapix/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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