第17届泛美铁路会议已于1987年11月15～21日在古巴首都召开。来自拉丁美洲、经互会成员国、加拿大和西欧的代表出席了会议。会议主席马其将军在开幕词中重申了会议活动的宗旨是寻求铁路的社会效益,同时对公路事故的费用、运输噪声和因公路运输造成的污染进行了讨论。约有70篇论文在会上提出,讨论范围包括瑞典高速列车、铁矿石列车的动力学试验 The 17th Pan-American Railway Conference was held in the Cuban capital from November 15 to November 21, 1987. Representatives from Latin American countries, the member countries of the Inter-Stock Exchange, Canada and Western Europe attended the meeting. In his opening remarks, General Chairman Mahi reiterated that the purpose of the conference was to seek the social benefits of the railway while discussing the costs of road accidents, transport noise and pollution caused by road transport. About 70 papers were presented at the meeting, which covered the kinetic tests of Swedish high-speed trains and iron ore trains