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how high is the world's highest railroad? 16,400 feet (where is the oxygen mask?)
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Picked this from another forum... they're all bloody nose territory! <br /> <br />Highest railway lines of the world.Here is the requested list,which includes all lines higher than 3000 meter: <br />SUMMIT RAILWAY GAUGE ALTITUDE <br /> <br />La Cima Peru Central, standard 4818m <br />Morococha Branch <br />Condor Bolivian National, metre 4787m <br />Potosi Branch <br />Galera Tunnel Peru Central standard 4781m <br />Caja Real Yauricocha,Peru standard 4602m <br />Chaucha Yauricocha,Peru standard 4564m <br />Km 41 Yauricocha,Peru standard 4538m <br />Chorrilos Argentine Railways metre 4475m <br />(North Transandine) <br />Crucero Alto Southern of Peru standard 4470m <br />Yuma Bolivian National metre 4401m <br />Alcacocha Cerro de Pasco standard 4385m <br />La Raya Southern of Peru standard 4314m <br />Pike's Peak Manitou and Pike's standard 4302m <br />Peak,Colorado,U.S.A. <br />Jeneral Lagos Bolivian National metre 4257m <br />La Cima Cerro de Pasco,Peru standard 4214m <br />Cuesta Colorado Bolivian National metre 4137m <br />El Alto Guaqui-La Paz metre 4106m <br />Escoriani Bolivian National metre 4057m <br />Between Potosi Bolivian National metre 4033m <br />and Sucre <br />Comanche Bolivian National metre 4031m <br />Kenko Bolivian National metre 4004m <br />Munano Argentine Railways metre 4000m <br />(North Transandine) <br />Ascotan Bolivian National metre 3959m <br />Socompa Antofagasta-Salta metre 3908m <br />(Argentina) <br />Tres Cruces Argentine Railways metre 3693m <br />Urbina Guyaquil-Quito 1067mm 3609m <br />(Ecuador) <br />Pumahuasi Argentine Railways metre 3559m <br />Climax Spur Burlington Northern standard 3472m <br />Jungfraujoch Jungfrau,Switzerland metre 3454m <br />Fremont Pass Burlington Northern standard 3450m <br />U.S.A. <br />Villazon Villazon-Atocha metre 3447m <br />(Bolivian National) <br />Iturbe Argentine Railways metre 3343m <br />La Cumbre Chilean Transandine metre 3191m <br />Tennessee Pass Denver and Rio Grande standard 3116m <br />Tunnel Western,Colorado,U.S.A. <br />Monarch Denver and Rio Grande standard 3093m <br />Western,Colorado,U.S.A. <br />Gornergrat Gornergrat,Swutzerland metre 3088m <br />La Cima National Railways of standard 3054m <br />Mexico <br />Cumbres Pass Cumbres and Toltec 914mm 3053m <br />Scenic Railroad,Colorado, <br />U.S.A. <br />El Oro National Railways of standard 3041m <br />Mexico <br />HIGHEST RAILWAYS OF ASIA: <br />Ghoom North Eastern,India 610mm 2258m <br />Asit Turkish State Railway standard 2256m <br />Kan Mehtarzai Pakistan 762mm 2222m <br />Nilgiri Hills Nilgiri,India metre 2217m <br />Nurabad Iran State (Trans standard 2217m <br />Iranian,southern <br />section) <br />Gaduk Iran State(Trans standard 2112m <br />Iranian,northern <br />section) <br />Shelabagh Pakistan 1676mm 1950m <br />Pattipola Sri Lankan 1676mm 1898m <br />Government <br />Near Zebdani Syria 1050mm 1794m <br />Kolpore Pakistan 1676mm 1791m <br />Between Beijing China standard 1585m <br />and Suiyuan <br />Taurus Turkish State Railway standard 1494m <br />Between Beirut Lebanon State Railway 1050mm 1487m <br />and Zahle <br />Kalaw Union of Myanmar metre 1405m <br />Railways <br />Maan Hedjaz 1050mm 1128m
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