Scenic Kuranda Railway

Travel by train transports one back into the past as well as to your actual destination. This beautiful ride goes from sea level up to the former gold fields in Kuranda. The literature paints the railroad story in admiring terms of heroism & ingenuity, but to me it spoke more to the incredible power of greed. The construction cost the lives of at least 23 men & untold hardships. For the modern traveller it's a very pleasant journey from the hot tropical coast up into the cool mountains in restored railroad cars.