More Train Talk - Curitiba to Morretes, Brazil

The train trip from Curitiba to Morretes can best be described as green and wet. The train ran through tunnels of green that had been hacked away just for the train. At times the train itself was trimming back some of the greenery. January is the wettest month in Brazil but Maria the guide insisted that it is the best month for the trip. For a lot of the trip visibility was close to zero but the times in between gave beautiful lush vistas of greenery, ferns,wild flowers, orchids growing wild on trees trunks, and rushing streams. The picture - top right is Maria, our guide and giver of snakes,(see last blog), and the other two members of my English speaking tour. Bottom left is the one train car used. I still have no idea how it was powered as I saw no engine and no power connections. On the bottom right is one of the many houses along the way built by the original company that built the railroad. At the time it was the single provider and only method of transportation for the people in these outlaying areas. In the picture bottom right, the details in the center peak under the roof is the symbol of the railway company. This railway is still used to shuttle people back and forth to work as well as providing this tourist ride.