This combo photo shows the first Beijing-Guangzhou direct train leaving the Beijing Railway Station on Oct. 14, 1957 (top, photo taken by Meng Qingbiao); and a Fuxing bullet train passing by the Yongdingmen gate tower as it travels on the Beijing-Tianjin intercity rail, Jan. 25, 2019 (bottom, photo taken by Xing Guangli). (Xinhua)