古巴是拉丁美洲第一个,也是世界上第六个采用铁路运输的国家。1987年古巴铁路庆祝它成立150周年纪念日。目前,古巴铁路已经同糖业生产紧密联系起来了。七十年代,古巴在社会主义国家帮助下,经济开始取得进步,并有可能满足对铁路进行改造和现代化所需要的巨额投资,使其成为古巴运输网中的骨干。七十年代末和八十年代初,古巴铁路开始进行现代化改造,主要是对哈瓦那—圣地亚 Cuba is the first country in Latin America and the sixth in the world to use rail transport. Cuba Railway celebrated its 150th anniversary in 1987. At present, the Cuban railway has been closely linked with the sugar industry. In the seventies, with the help of the socialist countries, Cuba started to make progress in the economy and was able to meet the huge investment needed for the reconstruction and modernization of the railway, making it the backbone of the Cuban transport network. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Cuban railroads began to modernize mainly to Havana-Santiago