Three people were killed when two of the trains boilers exploded. A photographer from wako, who incidentally got some really great pictures, a lost an eye. The railroad company fired him, basically on the spot,. But then they turned around and rehired him a day later because the media coverage wasn't actually that bad.
The greatest mode of transportation is the funicular, which is a special kind of train pulled by a cable that runs up steep slopes. But trains are great even when they're not going up treacherous terrain. And in that spirit: here are some of the most ambitious, fascinating, and downright crazy trains that the world has ever seen.
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