🚂 Jamaica Made Railway History! 🇯🇲Many people think Jamaica was the very first country outside of Europe to build a railway — but let’s set the record straight.✅ The world’s first railway opened in England in 1825.✅ The U.S. followed in 1826.✅ Canada came in 1836.Then, on November 21, 1845, Jamaica opened the Kingston to Spanish Town Railway — the first railway in the Caribbean and South America, and the first outside both Europe and North America.For context:📌 India’s first railway opened i

112K views · 1.4K reactions | NOW: Train arrives at the Spanish Town Railway Station carrying only three students. Personnel from the Jamaica Railway Corporation say they expected low ridership as some schools are still closed. - Kenyon Hemans video. #GLNRToday | Jamaica Gleaner | Facebook

Immerse yourself in stories of stations, people and rail in the re-opened Station Hall as we celebrate 50 years of the National Railway Museum. | National Railway Museum | Facebook

The Government’s student rail service rolled out in St Catherine on schedule at 7:12am today to coincide with the full resumption of face-to-face learning. Under the initiative, passenger trains are used to transport students from Old Harbour and Linstead to Spanish Town. (Kenyon Hemans photos) #GLNRToday | Jamaica Gleaner