A remote area in the mountains of Tibet at altitude 4.000 meters (12.400 feet). The train is on its way from Tibet capitol Lhasa to Xining. The 3 dieselengines of type C38AChe were built in 2006 b... (more)
The mountains of Tibet, altitude 13.000 feet (4.320 m). A train from Lhasa northbound for Xining curves around a narrow valley. A military truck - part of a convoy of 92 trucks - is headed south t... (more)
The General Electric built NJ2 0061 and NJ2 0069 are hauling the Lhasa-Xining train K 918 with 14 cars on its way north above a village in the mountains of Tibet. Altitude 4.000 m (12.400 feet).
The 7 tunnels and 286 bridges on the new Qinghai-Tibet Railway has a total length of 80 km (50 miles). The train Lhasa-Xining is seen at altitude 4.100 m (12.750 feet)
China Rail developed a new enginetype for the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, but ended up buying 78 units of type GE C38AChe from General Electric, Pennsylvania, USA. Passengercars for the line were built... (more)