The railway, which connected Zambia's copper belt to Tanzania's port of Dar es Salaam shortly after independence, once carried the region's aspirations and dreams. However, it is currently under a state of emergency. Derailments, trains running out of fuel, and mechanical failures occur on a daily basis.

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