Switzerland Names New High-Tech Train After Shania Twain

You’re one of those guys who likes to shine his machine.

If you were a Swiss rail operator looking to name your latest and greatest train, what would you call it? Would you select some notable figure from history to honor, or would you go for something classic like Trainy McTrainFace? What about naming it in homage to Canadian music icon Shania Twain?

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Well, that’s exactly what Swiss agencies decided to do with one of the new trains that will run on its Montreux Oberland Bernois (MOB) line, which is the oldest electrified rail line in the world. From This Moment On, the line will run a new train that’s been named after singer-songwriter Shania Twain.

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The Brand New Golden Pass Express trains run from Montreux on Lake Geneva to Interlaken in central Switzerland. And to celebrate the launch of the new service, one of the locomotives has been badged Shania Train at an inauguration ceremony attended by Ms. Twain herself.

You make me take off my shoes before you let me get in.

Now, before you convince yourself that you’re just Waking up Dreaming, this isn’t some elaborate early April Fools joke. The Canadian singer has lived in Switzerland for more than a decade now, and owns a property near Lake Geneva, which falls on the Golden Pass Express train’s route. Clearly, the new high-tech trains are a sign that Life’s About to Get Good for the musician.