A couple of years ago, as one was discussing possible getaways for mid-day’s travel section, with a colleague, it came as a shock that she, a Mumbaiite, wasn’t aware of the existence of the Matheran hill railway. One went into fourth gear, to explain every little nugget of information that could be shared about this iconic attraction. She was utterly fascinated at the end of the session that such a historic engineering marvel existed this close to our city.