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Once upon a time, there was a valley covered in snow and ice. Hidden beneath this white blanket were treasures shaped by glaciers over 2.5 million years ago. As the sun warmed and the snow melted, a landscape of high pointed peaks, lush deep valleys, and the most beautiful golden river you can imagine was revealed. Here, trolls lived peaceful lives, sleeping by day, and engaging in harmless mischief by night. Millennia later, humans found their way to this golden valley, and the trolls had to hide inside the mountains and live in secret. This beautiful place is called Romsdalen, and its landscape is our gold. And the Trolls still watch over this golden treasure to this very day…so they say! Welcome aboard “The Golden Train” and this journey along the Rauma Line. The railway line was opened by King Haakon in 1924 after 13 years of impressive construction work through a steep landscape, initially unsuitable for railway construction. It's no wonder that this train route has been voted the most beautiful in Europe by Lonely Planet. This route was also the scene of a spectacular rescue operation during World War II. At great personal risk, Norwegian soldiers did everything to save Norway's gold reserves from the Nazis, an operation known as the "Gold Transport."