In 2022, I entered the train wagon depot in Skopje. It is a vast concrete hangar where dozens of non-functional train cars are stored.
The air carries a persistent oily smell, and there is very little activity. A few workers move slowly through the space, while a family of stray dogs has found shelter inside one of the wagons. No one seems disturbed by their presence—in fact, they almost appear to be part of the place, quietly guarding it.
I was told that among the decaying cars, there is one that remains closed off. It is said to have belonged to Josip Broz Tito. Apparently, each republic of the former Yugoslavia had its own specially equipped train carriage, and when Tito traveled, these cars would be assembled together into a single train.
