It seems like a really cool project, but of course, this ongoing conflict between these two countries makes it really unlikely we're going to see any progress on this project. But given how persistent the idea has been to date, I would be shocked if it didn't resurface again someday. And then when you lay out the fact that this is going to be a decades-long project to actually complete, it's hard to imagine political stability that would persist through the actual construction of such a project.Yeah, getting that handshake to last for decades seems kind of like an impossible task given the history between our countries. Here's hoping. It would be so cool to see it, though. It
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