needles to say, the situation deteriorated over the next 30 odd years, and by the time mobutu was done, the congo was mired in a series of civil wars, the government was no longer paying its bills, and the trains basically stopped running. this is kisangani station. ♪ ♪ there is one short run left, service once a week, when operational, which isn't often, i'm guessing. abandoned by the belgians. shot up and stripped by rebels in the '90s. the station, the engines, the ancient passenger cars, and the tracks themselves have slowly receded into the jungle. ♪ [ metal pounding ]