Qinghai-tibet Railway, the (A Great Idea: Engineering)

Type

Book

Authors

Sherri Devaney

ISBN 13

9781603575799

Tags

Asia, How Things Work, Trains, History

Description

Ascending 16,000 feet above sea level, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway is the highest train line in the world. Marvel at the engineering solutions that completed a railway that traverses some of the tallest mountain ranges in the world and crosses a foundation of unstable permafrost to connect modern China to the Hidden Kingdom of Tibet. Includes glossary, websites, and bibliography for further reading. - from Amzon

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