In the 1950s, people started to pitch various bridge and tunnel plans again. None of them panned out because of feasibility concerns, but also, of course, the Cold War. Since 2007, the concept has advanced; in 2008, Vladimir Putin approved the TKM link. In August 2011, the Russian government approved the project.
Funiculars are great, which is why the main image from our previous train episode featured one -- except we didn't actually talk about that one during the show. It's a cable car from Wellington, and as it turns out it's one of hundreds of funiculars in this city. Roman and Kurt are back with another series of railroad tales. All aboard!
Train Set: Track Two