CNN Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown December 25, 2014 07:38:00
Up this route back in the day. back in the beginning, making the trip to shimla required a somewhat uncomfortable three-day trek up the mountain by foot or horse or hand-carried palanquin. the stats are impressive. the climb of around 5,000 feet, over 100 tunnels, more than 800 bridges, an engineering feat, a job that when you consider the time, defies imagining. in the building of this railroad, many died. many, many died. ♪ female announcer: it's time to make room for the new mattress models!