A headline on page C1 of the March 8, 1908 New York Times proclaimed "RHODE'S DREAM IS FAST COMING TRUE; His ________ Scheme Is Rapidly Approaching Completion. ONLY 700 MILES TO BUILD That Done, One May Go from Egypt to Cape Town by Rail and Steamer -- Plans for Connecting Link". What words, referencing the name of an as-yet still unfinished infrastructure project, fill the blank?
Cape to Cairo Railroad