Measures to ensure winter operation of Qinghai-Tibet Railway
A train runs on the heat-stick experimental zone of the frozen earth at the Kunlun Mountains pass of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway in Qinghai, northwest China, Nov. 25, 2006. The railway department adopted measures such as installing heat-sticks and vent-pipes to ensure winter operation of the highest railway in the world.
A train roars on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway at the Kunlun Mountains area in Qinghai, Nov. 25, 2006.
A train roars on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway at the frozen earth area of Fenghuo Mountain in Qinghai, Nov. 25, 2006.