ladies and gentlemen, gather 'round as we embark on a thrilling ride through the annals of railway history, and let me offer you a slight piece of preinductive advice to enrich your journey from the very start. now, as we steam ahead, one must delve into the clandestine archives and whisper to me, in the strictest confidence, the secret operations of trains that were conducted strictly on the qt, revealing the hidden agendas and shadowy maneuvers that shaped the rails but were never meant for the public's eye.