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PYONGYANG, North Korea — In an effort to boost tourism in the secretive country, North Korea is building a tourist railroad to Mount Paektu, a volcano on the border with China, known as “the sacred mountain of the revolution,” United Press International reports.



Details on construction are limited, but sources outside the country say Kim Jong Un ordered construction of a railroad to the mountain earlier this year during the Seventh Party Congress of the country's Communist Party. However, the country quickly ran out of supplies and work stopped soon after it began. Last week, work resumed on the railroad when concrete railroad ties were delivered from China.



Mount Paektu is the official birthplace of deceased former leader Kim Jong Il, who was a long-time leader of the country and father of Kim Jong Un. There is no word yet on whether the North Korean government will opt for steam, diesel, or electric propulsion for its trains.

