A Historical Ride on the Orient Express
Now immortalized in popculture thanks to books and movies, few realize that the Orient Express was a real train, and for its time, a supreme feat of engineering and logistics. Putting the Orient Express — also called “the train of trains” — on its tracks was a drama of its own. Several times, the ambitious project of Georges Nagelmackers was on the brink of failure as the Belgian entrepreneur was facing the bankruptcy of his sleeping car company, the Compagnie International des Wagons-Lits (CIWL). Yet, he kept on striving for his goal — to link Europe’s capitals by a network of night trains.
Hop on for an unforgettable journey along the Orient Express' original route.
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