Two views on the Shimla Railway, Himachal Pradesh, India.
#TrainThursday #Shimla #India #Travel

April 2017

#TrainThursday
Changing the bogies on the Trans-Mongolian Train, entering China at Erenhot.
There is difference in rail gauge between Mongolia and China. Rather than change trains, they physically change the wheel-sets to Chinese width.

#Mongolia #China #Erenhot #TransMongolian #Travel

(The Trans-Mongolian train goes from Moscow to Beijing, while the Trans-Siberian train goes from Moscow to Vladivostock.)
October, 2009

Okay, I know this isn't actually a thing, but I ran across this picture of mine just now (from a couple of years ago) so I'm declaring it #TrainThursday