Riding the Nilgiri Mountain Railway Into the Clouds
A steam-hauled, rack-and-pinion railway from the plains to the hills, barely changed in over a century. Aboard the UNESCO-listed 'toy train' that climbs from Mettupalayam through Coonoor to Ooty — the slowest, loveliest way up.
A steam-hauled, rack-and-pinion railway from the plains to the hills, barely changed in over a century. Aboard the UNESCO-listed 'toy train' that climbs from Mettupalayam through Coonoor to Ooty — the slowest, loveliest way up.
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