{"id":2326,"date":"2015-08-01T18:36:48","date_gmt":"2015-08-01T18:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/?p=2326"},"modified":"2016-08-10T02:36:46","modified_gmt":"2016-08-10T02:36:46","slug":"toy-train-through-himalayas-goin-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lineandbox.com\/blog\/travel\/toy-train-through-himalayas-goin-up","title":{"rendered":"Toy Train through Himalayas (Goin Up)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
City:<\/th>\nKalka to Shimla, India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weather:<\/th>\n72\u00b0, sunny<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Site:<\/th>\nToy Train through Himalayas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Activity:<\/th>\nTrying not to nap<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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On our ride up to the mountain\/resort town of Shimla we took a “rail motor car”. Meaning it was a single car train, acting as its own motor. So we got the front AND the view of the UNESCO stamped railway. The tracks are spaced only 30″ apart and the stations along the way are like stepping back in time.<\/p>\n

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\"Clear<\/a>
Clear top motor car Toy Train from Kalka to Shimla. A UNESCO site!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Misty<\/a>
Misty morning trees on the ride from Kalka to Shimla by toy train.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Himalayan<\/a>
Himalayan town seen from toy train to Shimla.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"<\/a>
Choo Choo!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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Toy Train tunnel. There is only one track for both trains going up and going down.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Shoghi<\/a>
Shoghi station on the way from Kalka to Shimla via toy train.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Train<\/a>
Train conductor passing off ring to station worker. It keeps up with who is on which portion of the train tracks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Misty<\/a>
Misty mountains in the morning. Himalayan Mountains between Kalka and Shimla.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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\"That<\/a>
That green! View from train.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Group<\/a>
Group of Indian school girls in uniform waiting on the platform for their train. Field trip?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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\""Kalka<\/a>
“Kalka – Shimla – Kalka” view of our toy train from the back.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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