# The Cold War Was Really Strange 2--A Railroad Run By Children. LINK

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**Created:** [May 28, 2024, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cold-war-was-really-strange-2-a-railroad-run-by-children-link/1002179 "2024-05-28T12:07:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
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During the Cold War, Hungary had children run a railroad.  
A REAL railroad.  
Not the Xmas Tree type.  
[{LINK}](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYW4jiXXlFY)

A link to my previous Cold War Nonsense post.  
[Widdle Biddy Panzers. (LINK)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awww-how-cute-widdlle-biddy-panzer-units/985007/4)

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**Author:** ![Chad\_Sudan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chad_sudan/32/4509_2.png) [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cold-war-was-really-strange-2-a-railroad-run-by-children-link/1002179/2 "2024-05-28T12:25:59Z")

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Yes, and as the video shows, the Children’s Railway is still running!

It’s surprising that this concept hasn’t caught on elsewhere. It really motivates the young staffers, and the passengers love it! (I’ve been a passenger a couple of times.)

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**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cold-war-was-really-strange-2-a-railroad-run-by-children-link/1002179/3 "2024-05-28T13:35:45Z")

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I’d have _loved_ to do something real like that when I was a kid.