Last year, grain harvests totaled 13 million tons in the region straddling the initial 200-mile stretch of railroad under construction.

Everyday operation of this initial stretch started on 29 December 1972.

The initial stretch of this state highway features it traveling to the northwest amidst a wooded landscape.

The initial stretch of flat water gradually gives way to rapids of increasing difficulty.

This initial century-old stretch of line ran straight through a flood plain, resulting in frequent outback strandings after rain.

In many cases, cities which acquired a metro system in the late 1980s only gained an initial stretch with passenger flows barely making the systems significant.

The initial stretch to Honolulu took 16 days and covered 2,345-nautical miles, and was the trip's longest individual hop.

After the initial stretch of the tour, Carey decided to add additional dates.

They don't like the high number of grade crossings (14 on the initial 10-mile stretch).

The initial stretch, from just south of Aloma to US 17/92 opened in phases in 1994.