Have you heard about the Little Yellow Train? I hadn’t, until I turned on the television and found Rich Steve’s travel show about France, the Pryenees and The Little Train. It wasn’t deliberate. You know how streaming works . . . You keep clicking hoping you remember the streaming service you watched your favorite program on. And some how wind up somewhere else.

In this case it was a good thing. The Legine de Cerdagne or Petit Jaune train gets its name from its red and yellow colors derived from the Catalan Flag. 

• The line is 63 kilometres (39 mi) long and climbs to 1,593 metres (5,226 ft) at Bolquère-Eyne, the highest railway station in France.
• The line serves 22 stations, fourteen of which are “request stops” (i.e., the train only stops when specifically requested by passengers).
• There are 19 tunnels, the longest of which is the Tunnel du Pla de Llaurar with a length of 380 metres (1,250 ft), located at kilo metre point 59.639.[6] 
• Built in 1903 today it is maintained as a tourist attraction by the agency called Plan Rail.

The PBS television program included panoramic views of the Pyrenees and small French villages.

The gentleman who purchased an abandoned train stations, restored it as a Bed & Breakfast, and now gets dropped at his door, was interviewed. He spoke French only and required a translator.   

It’s unlikely I’ll get to France and ride the Legine de Cerdagne anytime soon, but I enjoyed the view and the closed caption from my living room. 

                                                                                                         . . . just saying, Claudia

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