Camel train train" often applies to Australia, notably the service that once connected a railhead at Oodnadatta in South Australia to Alice Springs in the center of the continent. The service ended when the train line was extended to Alice Springs in 1929; that train is called "the Ghan", a shortened version of "Afghan Express", and its logo is camel and rider, in honor of the "Afghan cameleers" who pioneered the route. The history of camel trains in the United States consists mainly of an experiment by the United States Army. On April 29, 1856, thirty-three camels and five drivers arrived at
The Night Train to Kathmandu search for the legendary invisible "City That Never Was" against the backdrop of the Himalayas. The Night Train to Kathmandu The Night Train to Kathmandu is a 1988 television film starring Milla Jovovich, Eddie Castrodad and Pernell Roberts. It was directed by Robert Wiemer. Lily is forced to leave Princeton, and with her parents and brother she travels to Nepal. Being unhappy that she had to leave her own country and her old life behind to visit this mystic country with her family. Once there, however, she meets a mysterious Sherpa named Joharv and falls in love with him and