Name: Epic Train Journeys from Above
Uploaded: 2024-06-28T21:17:19.000Z
Description: Some of the world's most extraordinary train journeys are followed from the air and on the ground, taking in spectacular scenery and exceptional engineering.

Some of the world's most extraordinary train journeys are followed from the air and on the ground, taking in spectacular scenery and exceptional engineering.

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The Glacier Express train in the Swiss Alps is an engineering marvel traveling over treacherous gorges and through huge mountain ranges.

The Glacier Express

The Winnipeg to Churchill train crosses the province of Manitoba, along a route that requires determination, force, and fire to keep it running.

Canada's Wilderness Railroad

The luxury El Chepe train is a wonder of Mexican engineering that took 100 years to build through the world's largest canyon region, Copper Canyon.

Copper Canyon Railway

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is an engineering classic in the lap of the Himalayas, traveling through precarious terrains and five climatic zones.

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

Crossing the harsh terrain of the Australian outback, the Ghan, a luxury train, and its 3,000 kms of track need constant and skilled maintenance.

Australia's Outback Railway

The Bergen line is a triumph of engineering in the face of extraordinary natural obstacles: fjords, freezing conditions and rogue wildlife.

Epic Train Journeys from Above

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