The mountain railways war made by British Raj. But still now they using the same track and don’t make new tracks or modernize and revolutionary by latest technology.
This railway track crosses the Himalayas’ dangerous ways. Each line of railway passes through rugged foothills of that mountain area. The journey is so boring, painful, slow and overcrowded.
Mostly people like to travel by train. The journey of train is affordable, interesting and usually safe than others. Some times the journey becomes very risky for the passengers.
When train passes dangerous mountains, bridges of rivers, thick and dark forests . It creates great fear in the hearts of people. The tracks are given here are quiet amazing and formidable. If you have an interest in adventure, should travel on these routes and enjoy the life.
White Pass and Yukon Route (Alaska)
This train ride built in 1898. This is a very famous ride for tourists. The length of this track 20 miles which shows an International Civil Engineering Effort.
In this ride most dangerous is Captain William Moore Bridge. It built in 1908 and have a length of 110 feet long. It crosses an earthquake fault in the mountain. It is difficult to change the way of this ride or bridge.
Kurunda Scenic Railway (Australia)
It was constructed in 1891. It connects Kurunda with Cairns. It passes the way through the Barron National Park, difficult forests and tunnels.
Bamboo Trains (Cambodia)
The people of Cambodia are very hardworking and creative. They built trains track which passes Bamboo to Abandoned parts.
The trains run with tiny engines and carry very huge people. Only one line is used there so, when two trains cross the path it takes much time.
The Death Railway (Thailand)
The story of this railway track is very sad. More than 100,000 people are died during construction of this dangerous track.
It passes through many rickety wood bridges. The length of this terrific track is 258 miles from Bangkok to Myanmar.
Georgetown Loop Railroad (USA)
The length of this track is just 4.5 miles but it stands over 600 feet in the middle of the Rocky Mountains. It creates fear among the hearts of passengers that they are travelling on the big height just like travelling in open air craft.
Argo Gede Train (Indonesia)
The train slid off its tracks in 2002 in this area. This area is sounded with beautiful mountains, wonderful valleys and big rivers. So it is difficult to construct a railway track in this area but ii was successfully done. Nobody was injured or died.
West Highland Line (Scotland)
It is declared top rail journey by the readers of Wanderlust magazine. This track stands 30 meters above the ground.
Nariz Del Diablo (Ecuador)
The train travels between Andeans to Alausi. Passengers are allowed to enjoy on the roof of the train up to some extent.
Trem a las Nubes (Argentina)
It is one of great railway journeys of South America. It had completed in 1932. A larger numbers of visitors enjoy this journey. It is round about 270 miles and takes 16 hours for accomplishment.
The track passes 21 tunnels and 29 bridges. It is the 3rd highest track of the world.
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