And what a ride it is..although this is located in India, I was thinking this was a taste of what the old Rio Grande Southern must have been like. This contraption really zips along some hairpin turns. . They still use a token system for traffic control! Nearly every station is near a river, tunnels galore. If I had the bucks it would be added to my bucket list but my bucket has a hole in it.
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Good action video! 102 tunnels in 60 miles! Ruling grade 3%.
Originally built as 2 foot gauge, re-gauged to 30" in 1905.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K...%80%93Shimla_Railway
Ace
That bridge is amazing..sort of a cross between a Roman Aqueduct, Starrucca Viaduct and a insane beehive. The varying pattern of the amount of arch each span has makes it additionally quirky to look at. That big nose on the car body with a twin beam sealed headlight really contrasts with the "modern" coach section. I would love to sit in the drivers seat..just once..what a ride.
Bruce
That viaduct looks like each layer was let to a different low bid contractor! And I see
guardrails on it, on one of those lower series, as though it also gets pedestrian traffic...no surprise in that location. Like above, first thing I thought of was that
Roman viaduct in the south of France.
That looks like it would be a blast to ride!
Always did like little rail buses!
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