world's highest rail system


	world's highest rail system

Deepti

7-3-2006 1:55 AM

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7-3-2006 2:37 AM

zephyrgong

My family and I are going to go Tibet by train once I get vacation.

7-3-2006 2:39 AM

Deepti

You are so lucky...the place looks gorgeous!

7-3-2006 9:16 AM

egoldstein

zephyr, please let us know about your trip. i would love to see Tibet some day.

7-4-2006 7:17 PM

lullofish

from http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=13139&;article=From+Beijing+to+Tibet%2c+controversy+on+rails&;t=1&;c=1

"The first train from Beijing to Tibet, speeding past thousands of
soldiers and policemen in camps and convoys, gave a rare glimpse into
China's massive program of military control over the Tibetan plateau."

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