What is another word for cape to cairo red line?
Pronunciation: [kˈe͡ɪp tə kˈa͡ɪɹə͡ʊ ɹˈɛd lˈa͡ɪn] (IPA) 
The Cape to Cairo red line was a proposed railway project to connect Cape Town, South Africa, to Cairo, Egypt. While the project was never realized, there are several synonyms used to describe the railway line. Some refer to it as the Cape to Cairo Railway, while others use the term Trans-African Railway. In addition, the phrase "Red Line" was used to describe the proposed route due to the red color on the maps used to depict the rail line. Other synonyms include the Pan-African Railway and the African Great Lakes Railway. Despite the project never being completed, the aspiration for improved connectivity and trade links across the African continent persists to this day.
