Jonah Franke-Bowell is now a journalist but for months amid the pandemic he was working on New Zealand’s railway, learning how to lay tracks, finding the best provincial sandwich, and making friends along the way. This is his story.

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Written by Jonah Franke-Bowell

Read by Karanama Ruru

Produced by Jen Black

Audio editing: Connor Scott

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