![Map showing the area around Mount Tanggula (6070 m) on the border between Qinghai Province and Tibet Autonomous Region](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105500930.ctZN3chH.QinghaiTibetRailroad113.jpg) Map showing the area around Mount Tanggula (6070 m) on the border between Qinghai Province and Tibet Autonomous Region |
![Tibetan plateau along the Qinghai-Tibet border](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105500933.k9nXx6vm.QinghaiTibetRailroad114.jpg) Tibetan plateau along the Qinghai-Tibet border |
![Tanggula Mountains, Qinghai-Tibet border region](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105500935.bBDtVoiL.QinghaiTibetRailroad116.jpg) Tanggula Mountains, Qinghai-Tibet border region |
![Tanggula Mountains, Qinghai-Tibet border region](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105500939.7OmaYeO1.QinghaiTibetRailroad117.jpg) Tanggula Mountains, Qinghai-Tibet border region |
![Tibetan Plateau from the Qinghai-Tibet Railroad](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105500943.oa513yMk.QinghaiTibetRailroad118.jpg) Tibetan Plateau from the Qinghai-Tibet Railroad |
![Snowy and desolate Tibetan Plateau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105500947.9j7SQb7K.QinghaiTibetRailroad119.jpg) Snowy and desolate Tibetan Plateau |
![Soon after the Qinghai-Tibet border, the clouds partially cleared](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105500949.tgYt7OBC.QinghaiTibetRailroad120.jpg) Soon after the Qinghai-Tibet border, the clouds partially cleared |
![Isolated settlement along the railroad (N32.722/E91.518) near Zhajiazangbu Railway](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105500953.DtjsYraR.QinghaiTibetRailroad123.jpg) Isolated settlement along the railroad (N32.722/E91.518) near Zhajiazangbu Railway |
![A tributary flows to join the Za'gya Zangbo River](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105500956.HMQbPo2N.QinghaiTibetRailroad124.jpg) A tributary flows to join the Za'gya Zangbo River |
![Za'gya Zangbo, a large river in northern Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105500959.RIPhnOcE.QinghaiTibetRailroad125.jpg) Za'gya Zangbo, a large river in northern Tibet |
![Za'gya Zangbo, a large river in northern Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105500963.Zu2nWzuY.QinghaiTibetRailroad126.jpg) Za'gya Zangbo, a large river in northern Tibet |
![The railroad crossing a dirt road, northern Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105500966.7Vjn8Wf2.QinghaiTibetRailroad127.jpg) The railroad crossing a dirt road, northern Tibet |
![Crossing the Zhajiazangbu River (Tsagya Tsangpo, Za'gya Zangbo)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105500968.J3yBLSRC.QinghaiTibetRailroad129.jpg) Crossing the Zhajiazangbu River (Tsagya Tsangpo, Za'gya Zangbo) |
![Zhajiazangbu River (Tsagya Tsangpo, Za'gya Zangbo)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105500971.EOrzcP5M.QinghaiTibetRailroad131.jpg) Zhajiazangbu River (Tsagya Tsangpo, Za'gya Zangbo) |
![Zhajiazangbu River (Tsagya Tsangpo, Za'gya Zangbo)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105500975.R0gRn4Wp.QinghaiTibetRailroad132.jpg) Zhajiazangbu River (Tsagya Tsangpo, Za'gya Zangbo) |
![Zhajiazangbu River (Tsagya Tsangpo, Za'gya Zangbo)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105500978.a10aG4Id.QinghaiTibetRailroad133.jpg) Zhajiazangbu River (Tsagya Tsangpo, Za'gya Zangbo) |
![Shallow streams and rivers criss-crossing a desolate snowy plain (N32.512/E91.532)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105500981.sjaxz4a7.QinghaiTibetRailroad134.jpg) Shallow streams and rivers criss-crossing a desolate snowy plain (N32.512/E91.532) |
![A narrow dirt road following the railroad tracks](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105500984.9o3aLfEM.QinghaiTibetRailroad135.jpg) A narrow dirt road following the railroad tracks |
![Passing Tuoju (U-nyok Chu) Station - km 1499](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105500986.zWDomXRF.QinghaiTibetRailroad136.jpg) Passing Tuoju (U-nyok Chu) Station - km 1499 |
![Mountain at N32.381/E91.596, 15 km north of Amdo, but 25 km following the tracks](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105500989.cqRG0ldR.QinghaiTibetRailroad137.jpg) Mountain at N32.381/E91.596, 15 km north of Amdo, but 25 km following the tracks |
![Bend in the tracks, Qinghai-Tibet Railroad](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105500993.azWcjmue.QinghaiTibetRailroad138.jpg) Bend in the tracks, Qinghai-Tibet Railroad |
![Road bridge between Tuoju and Amdo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105500996.VIh3EfJF.QinghaiTibetRailroad140.jpg) Road bridge between Tuoju and Amdo |
![Mountain at N32.381/E91.596](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105500999.vpnS9pGM.QinghaiTibetRailroad141.jpg) Mountain at N32.381/E91.596 |
![Occasionally I spotted wildlife but they were difficult to photograph](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501001.iNSEuQa8.QinghaiTibetRailroad142.jpg) Occasionally I spotted wildlife but they were difficult to photograph |
![A dusting of snow on the hillside](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501003.8CO5ADa3.QinghaiTibetRailroad143.jpg) A dusting of snow on the hillside |
![Snow covered mountain along the railroad](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501005.mPVI12Qc.QinghaiTibetRailroad145.jpg) Snow covered mountain along the railroad |
![Tibetan plateau between Tuoju and Amdo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501007.u5BMXxGe.QinghaiTibetRailroad147.jpg) Tibetan plateau between Tuoju and Amdo |
![Dirt road and drainage gutter beside the tracks](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501009.K6VphQ2T.QinghaiTibetRailroad148.jpg) Dirt road and drainage gutter beside the tracks |
![Looking back at the big bend south of Tuoju Station](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501011.Ej13n0AX.QinghaiTibetRailroad149.jpg) Looking back at the big bend south of Tuoju Station |
![Snow cover increases as the train climbs over higher terrain](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501013.u8D0mnGS.QinghaiTibetRailroad150.jpg) Snow cover increases as the train climbs over higher terrain |
![Fences line the railroad tracks for much of the way](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501015.QAFjutLR.QinghaiTibetRailroad151.jpg) Fences line the railroad tracks for much of the way |
![Rugged terrain 10 km outside Amdo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501018.PPj0ykyE.QinghaiTibetRailroad152.jpg) Rugged terrain 10 km outside Amdo |
![Nearing Amdo from the north](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501020.H0EGQx3g.QinghaiTibetRailroad153.jpg) Nearing Amdo from the north |
![Amdo sits on a plain surrounded by mountains](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501023.nNq4IH8N.QinghaiTibetRailroad162.jpg) Amdo sits on a plain surrounded by mountains |
![Amdo sits on a plain surrounded by mountains](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501027.Z4ppLdPs.QinghaiTibetRailroad165.jpg) Amdo sits on a plain surrounded by mountains |
![Cuona Lake (4595m - N32.02/E91.51)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501029.sTwmNSrl.QinghaiTibetRailroad167.jpg) Cuona Lake (4595m - N32.02/E91.51) |
![Cuo Na Hu (Cnona Lake) Qinghai-Tibet Railroad](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501031.1W6RE5cV.QinghaiTibetRailroad168.jpg) Cuo Na Hu (Cnona Lake) Qinghai-Tibet Railroad |
![Sign in Chinese and Tibetan at Cuo Na Hu Station, Qinghai-Tibet Railroad](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501033.s2UpDVbJ.QinghaiTibetRailroad173.jpg) Sign in Chinese and Tibetan at Cuo Na Hu Station, Qinghai-Tibet Railroad |
![Dark cloud building beyond Cuonaho Lake, Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501129.BuwE9al4.QinghaiTibetRailroad176.jpg) Dark cloud building beyond Cuonaho Lake, Tibet |
![Cuonahu Lake, Tibet - km 1553 on the Qinghai-Tibet Railroad](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501130.XnW7Puyv.QinghaiTibetRailroad178.jpg) Cuonahu Lake, Tibet - km 1553 on the Qinghai-Tibet Railroad |
![Prayer flags on the shore of Cuonahu Lake, Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501131.0BHqVXGC.QinghaiTibetRailroad180.jpg) Prayer flags on the shore of Cuonahu Lake, Tibet |
![Cuonaho Lake, Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501132.tj7vuMd2.QinghaiTibetRailroad182.jpg) Cuonaho Lake, Tibet |
![Tibet Highway crossing a river (N31.805/E91.546) near Liantonghe Station](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501133.v9nuIZc8.QinghaiTibetRailroad183.jpg) Tibet Highway crossing a river (N31.805/E91.546) near Liantonghe Station |
![Tributary of the Nu Jiang River which becomes the Salween River in Burma](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501134.QlINe7Ix.QinghaiTibetRailroad184.jpg) Tributary of the Nu Jiang River which becomes the Salween River in Burma |
![Industrial plant near Gang Xiu station](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501135.7GirEKvl.QinghaiTibetRailroad186.jpg) Industrial plant near Gang Xiu station |
![Communications towers at each of the stations provides near continuous mobile phone coverage](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501137.LFp1of7P.QinghaiTibetRailroad188.jpg) Communications towers at each of the stations provides near continuous mobile phone coverage |
![Gang Xiu Station, Qinghai-Tibet Railroad km 1632](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501136.9Ixfpq8a.QinghaiTibetRailroad187.jpg) Gang Xiu Station, Qinghai-Tibet Railroad km 1632 |
![Tibetan Plateau between Gangxiu and Nagchu](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501138.eQpjBQbx.QinghaiTibetRailroad189.jpg) Tibetan Plateau between Gangxiu and Nagchu |
![Qinghai Tibet Railroad - tracks](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501139.7AOy6Tja.QinghaiTibetRailroad190.jpg) Qinghai Tibet Railroad - tracks |
![Outskirts of Nagchu, Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501140.IiLpognq.QinghaiTibetRailroad194.jpg) Outskirts of Nagchu, Tibet |
![The first large town in Tibet, Nagchu, in the distance](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501144.M4T19L7X.QinghaiTibetRailroad198.jpg) The first large town in Tibet, Nagchu, in the distance |
![Nagchu, Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501142.CYztVNrm.QinghaiTibetRailroad197.jpg) Nagchu, Tibet |
![Arriving at Nagchu, Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501145.omXqdDhv.QinghaiTibetRailroad200.jpg) Arriving at Nagchu, Tibet |
![Construction on the outskirts of Nagchu, Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501146.PL2kp04l.QinghaiTibetRailroad201.jpg) Construction on the outskirts of Nagchu, Tibet |
![Warehouses under construction, Nagchu, Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501147.WQIewHTX.QinghaiTibetRailroad203.jpg) Warehouses under construction, Nagchu, Tibet |
![Freight terminal at Nagchu, Qinghai-Tibet Railroad](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501148.LOwwFswp.QinghaiTibetRailroad205.jpg) Freight terminal at Nagchu, Qinghai-Tibet Railroad |
![Freight terminal at Nagchu, Qinghai-Tibet Railroad](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501152.IAkhjQC9.QinghaiTibetRailroad210.jpg) Freight terminal at Nagchu, Qinghai-Tibet Railroad |
![Nagchu Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501153.TuG9jHPl.QinghaiTibetRailroad211.jpg) Nagchu Tibet |
![Nagchu, Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501155.V5uG8FDf.QinghaiTibetRailroad213.jpg) Nagchu, Tibet |
![Chinese soldiers in formation, Nagchu, Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501154.BOMecPtl.QinghaiTibetRailroad212.jpg) Chinese soldiers in formation, Nagchu, Tibet |
![Na Qu Station (4513m) km 1650 - the highest station on the Qinghai-Tibet Railroad](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501149.VGgP3JL8.QinghaiTibetRailroad206.jpg) Na Qu Station (4513m) km 1650 - the highest station on the Qinghai-Tibet Railroad |
![Na Qu Station, Nagchu, Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501151.9ZfV2x4J.QinghaiTibetRailroad209.jpg) Na Qu Station, Nagchu, Tibet |
![Imposing building in Nagchu, Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501150.fVGaNSDt.QinghaiTibetRailroad208.jpg) Imposing building in Nagchu, Tibet |
![Nagchu Station](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501156.dVRt8bys.QinghaiTibetRailroad214.jpg) Nagchu Station |
![Qinghai-Tibet Railroad conductor](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501157.6woFReIc.QinghaiTibetRailroad215.jpg) Qinghai-Tibet Railroad conductor |
![Train at the platform at Na Qu Station](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501158.31wHfiis.QinghaiTibetRailroad218.jpg) Train at the platform at Na Qu Station |
![Chinese officer on the platform of Na Qu Station](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501159.9fmf3Yuv.QinghaiTibetRailroad219.jpg) Chinese officer on the platform of Na Qu Station |
![Nagchu, Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501160.L0IVHwQv.QinghaiTibetRailroad220.jpg) Nagchu, Tibet |
![Construction yard outside Nagchu, Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501162.8H1zikvm.QinghaiTibetRailroad222.jpg) Construction yard outside Nagchu, Tibet |
![Gu Lu, Tibet km 1735, Qinghai-Tibet Railroad (N30.829/E91.622)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501163.TTOHOGj8.QinghaiTibetRailroad228.jpg) Gu Lu, Tibet km 1735, Qinghai-Tibet Railroad (N30.829/E91.622) |
![Tributaries of the Lhasa River which will eventually flow to the Brahmaputra](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501164.JePkwpMK.QinghaiTibetRailroad234.jpg) Tributaries of the Lhasa River which will eventually flow to the Brahmaputra |
![Crossing another small river between Gu Lu and Damshung, Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501165.XnHlvm3h.QinghaiTibetRailroad235.jpg) Crossing another small river between Gu Lu and Damshung, Tibet |
![Mount Hawk, Nyainqentanglha Range, Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501167.juVKOzOX.QinghaiTibetRailroad237.jpg) "Mount Hawk", Nyainqentanglha Range, Tibet |
![Nyainqentanglha means God of the Grassland in Tibetan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501169.VWqVca1z.QinghaiTibetRailroad240.jpg) Nyainqentanglha means "God of the Grassland" in Tibetan |
![Vast plain in front of the Nyainqentanglha Range of mountains](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501170.t7KO6fOF.QinghaiTibetRailroad241.jpg) Vast plain in front of the Nyainqentanglha Range of mountains |
![Mount Hawk, Nyainqentanglha Range, Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501171.BcMvAKeQ.QinghaiTibetRailroad243.jpg) "Mount Hawk", Nyainqentanglha Range, Tibet |
![Qinghai-Tibet Highway along the Nyainqentanglha Range, Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501173.lU8vN8Mc.QinghaiTibetRailroad245.jpg) Qinghai-Tibet Highway along the Nyainqentanglha Range, Tibet |
![Odd earthen mounds, perhaps a cemetary?](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501174.WXrxMhRy.QinghaiTibetRailroad247.jpg) Odd earthen mounds, perhaps a cemetary? |
![As the train heads farther south, the land gets greener and more populated](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501382.1x1U8dMF.QinghaiTibetRailroad250.jpg) As the train heads farther south, the land gets greener and more populated |
![Tibetan house with a grazing yak](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501384.LhZvkMxL.QinghaiTibetRailroad251.jpg) Tibetan house with a grazing yak |
![Qinghai-Tibet Highway, this section still unpaved](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501385.GCqUaVdw.QinghaiTibetRailroad253.jpg) Qinghai-Tibet Highway, this section still unpaved |
![Each traditional Tibetan house in this area has its own enclosure](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501386.1ibQrIUa.QinghaiTibetRailroad256.jpg) Each traditional Tibetan house in this area has its own enclosure |
![Tented camp along the railroad](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501388.tkZr7HNv.QinghaiTibetRailroad257.jpg) Tented camp along the railroad |
![Nyainqentanglha Range and grassland, Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501389.cBnz5EOm.QinghaiTibetRailroad258.jpg) Nyainqentanglha Range and grassland, Tibet |
![Nyainqentanglha Range and grassland, Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501392.3vcmeesB.QinghaiTibetRailroad259.jpg) Nyainqentanglha Range and grassland, Tibet |
![Tibetan house with grazing livestock on the surrounding grasslands](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501394.0IMYH1h3.QinghaiTibetRailroad260.jpg) Tibetan house with grazing livestock on the surrounding grasslands |
![The rivers and streams of this valley will eventually end up in the Brahmaputra River](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501396.LDT2Za5Z.QinghaiTibetRailroad262.jpg) The rivers and streams of this valley will eventually end up in the Brahmaputra River |
![N30.646/E91.537](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501398.jvpH4svc.QinghaiTibetRailroad263.jpg) N30.646/E91.537 |
![Nyainqentanglha Range and grassland, Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501400.CRk8RXf6.QinghaiTibetRailroad264.jpg) Nyainqentanglha Range and grassland, Tibet |
![Tibetan nomad tents with grazing yaks](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501403.6aAi2dUJ.QinghaiTibetRailroad268.jpg) Tibetan nomad tents with grazing yaks |
![Vast grazing lands at the base of the Nyainqentanglha Range](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501406.c1ZR0bA7.QinghaiTibetRailroad269.jpg) Vast grazing lands at the base of the Nyainqentanglha Range |
![Green grass covered hills](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501408.ivfrpHlJ.QinghaiTibetRailroad270.jpg) Green grass covered hills |
![Tibetan nomad tent along the Qinghai-Tibet Railroad](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501410.GFMelqbC.QinghaiTibetRailroad271.jpg) Tibetan nomad tent along the Qinghai-Tibet Railroad |
![Nyainqentanglha Range and grassland, Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501412.n20BeMk7.QinghaiTibetRailroad273.jpg) Nyainqentanglha Range and grassland, Tibet |
![Valley between Gulog and Dangxiong, Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501414.sAhZEfmH.QinghaiTibetRailroad274.jpg) Valley between Gulog and Dangxiong, Tibet |
![Sturdy rural Tibetan dwelling on the edge of the vast plain](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501416.FniiE4zh.QinghaiTibetRailroad275.jpg) Sturdy rural Tibetan dwelling on the edge of the vast plain |
![Tibetan house with enclosure outside Dangxiong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501418.Vn2vWbQQ.QinghaiTibetRailroad276.jpg) Tibetan house with enclosure outside Dangxiong |
![Tibetan house with enclosure outside Dangxiong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501420.Fyiofr4S.QinghaiTibetRailroad278.jpg) Tibetan house with enclosure outside Dangxiong |
![Tibetan house with enclosure outside Dangxiong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501421.v81wP948.QinghaiTibetRailroad279.jpg) Tibetan house with enclosure outside Dangxiong |
![Qinghai-Tibet Highway, paved in this area](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501423.XunlopqC.QinghaiTibetRailroad280.jpg) Qinghai-Tibet Highway, paved in this area |
![Tibetan house with the Nyainqentanglha Range and its fertile grasslands](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501425.VlOddlfL.QinghaiTibetRailroad281.jpg) Tibetan house with the Nyainqentanglha Range and its fertile grasslands |
![Herd of yak on the grasslands along the railroad](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501427.wSbW2nrn.QinghaiTibetRailroad282.jpg) Herd of yak on the grasslands along the railroad |
![Green marking the route of a stream across the vast plain between Wumatang and Dangxiong, Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501429.ke8OYcb1.QinghaiTibetRailroad283.jpg) Green marking the route of a stream across the vast plain between Wumatang and Dangxiong, Tibet |
![Nyainqentanglha - God of the Grasslands](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501432.vSAaVyPf.QinghaiTibetRailroad286.jpg) Nyainqentanglha - "God of the Grasslands" |
![Wetlands outside Dangxiong with the Nyainqentanglha Range, Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501434.JAK9IViS.QinghaiTibetRailroad288.jpg) Wetlands outside Dangxiong with the Nyainqentanglha Range, Tibet |
![The paved Qinghai-Tibet Highway paralleling the railroad](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501436.Gxiel5NK.QinghaiTibetRailroad291.jpg) The paved Qinghai-Tibet Highway paralleling the railroad |
![The paved Qinghai-Tibet Highway entering Dangxiong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501438.UyTxSVcb.QinghaiTibetRailroad293.jpg) The paved Qinghai-Tibet Highway entering Dangxiong |
![Entering Dangxiong, Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501440.iZOLLZNm.QinghaiTibetRailroad294.jpg) Entering Dangxiong, Tibet |
![Storage tanks built into the mountainside, Dangxiong (N30.479/E91.116)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501442.OXHSsXA0.QinghaiTibetRailroad295.jpg) Storage tanks built into the mountainside, Dangxiong (N30.479/E91.116) |
![Dangxiong (Damshung) Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501444.QxIUSGIH.QinghaiTibetRailroad296.jpg) Dangxiong (Damshung) Tibet |
![Dangxiong (Damshung, Damxung) 4361m (14,310ft)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501445.Udn8uNBq.QinghaiTibetRailroad298.jpg) Dangxiong (Damshung, Damxung) 4361m (14,310ft) |
![Dangxiong (Damshung) km 1808 Qinghai-Tibet Railroad](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501447.bqUH8iaD.QinghaiTibetRailroad301.jpg) Dangxiong (Damshung) km 1808 Qinghai-Tibet Railroad |
![Petro station, Dangxiong (N30.468/E91.088)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501449.cF1mKSTc.QinghaiTibetRailroad302.jpg) Petro station, Dangxiong (N30.468/E91.088) |
![Around 100 miles outside of Lhasa](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501451.VO8WxRQw.QinghaiTibetRailroad303.jpg) Around 100 miles outside of Lhasa |
![Outskirts of Dangxiong, Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501453.KoiVrdKI.QinghaiTibetRailroad305.jpg) Outskirts of Dangxiong, Tibet |
![Tributary of the Lhasa River](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501455.W9DqxqZG.QinghaiTibetRailroad307.jpg) Tributary of the Lhasa River |
![Tributary of the Lhasa River south of Dangxiong, Tibet, with the Nyainqentanglha Range](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501457.2etJUpim.QinghaiTibetRailroad308.jpg) Tributary of the Lhasa River south of Dangxiong, Tibet, with the Nyainqentanglha Range |
![This valley is around 100 km long, stretching from near Gu Lu well past Dangxiong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501459.Ahit2qvS.QinghaiTibetRailroad309.jpg) This valley is around 100 km long, stretching from near Gu Lu well past Dangxiong |
![The first Tibetan monastery I've spotted (N30.443/E91.041)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501685.T3CakkEq.QinghaiTibetRailroad313.jpg) The first Tibetan monastery I've spotted (N30.443/E91.041) |
![Hillside monastery above Dangxiong (Damshung)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501688.O6BcS0N7.QinghaiTibetRailroad314.jpg) Hillside monastery above Dangxiong (Damshung) |
![Railroad viaduct outside Dangxiong (N30.455/E91.060) Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501690.9UjuwjLZ.QinghaiTibetRailroad315.jpg) Railroad viaduct outside Dangxiong (N30.455/E91.060) Tibet |
![Mountains southwest of Dangxiong, Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501692.TSxYK73o.QinghaiTibetRailroad316.jpg) Mountains southwest of Dangxiong, Tibet |
![Tributary of the Lhasa River](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501694.IoW3ASPe.QinghaiTibetRailroad317.jpg) Tributary of the Lhasa River |
![Village lying in a valley south of the railroad at N30.422/E91.025](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501696.ikaKOlYk.QinghaiTibetRailroad319.jpg) Village lying in a valley south of the railroad at N30.422/E91.025 |
![Between Dangxiong and Daqiongguo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501698.0uYdg3kg.QinghaiTibetRailroad321.jpg) Between Dangxiong and Daqiongguo |
![Tibetan house between the railroad and the highway](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501699.Cjyizdtc.QinghaiTibetRailroad323.jpg) Tibetan house between the railroad and the highway |
![Livestock grazing the fertile grasslands](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501702.leZQChoi.QinghaiTibetRailroad325.jpg) Livestock grazing the fertile grasslands |
![River passing through the flat grasslands](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501704.MvfG0Rlx.QinghaiTibetRailroad326.jpg) River passing through the flat grasslands |
![River alongside the railroad tracks](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501706.TKCYXgyO.QinghaiTibetRailroad327.jpg) River alongside the railroad tracks |
![Nyainqentanghla Shan range](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501708.ZiPPqvjJ.QinghaiTibetRailroad332.jpg) Nyainqentanghla Shan range |
![Road along the Nyainqentanghla Shan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501710.ykq9sd4T.QinghaiTibetRailroad339.jpg) Road along the Nyainqentanghla Shan |
![Snowy mountains in the Nyainqentanghla Shan range](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501713.C89IcVaf.QinghaiTibetRailroad342.jpg) Snowy mountains in the Nyainqentanghla Shan range |
![Clouds rising about the mountains](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501716.3q6GfRk2.QinghaiTibetRailroad344.jpg) Clouds rising about the mountains |
![Pastureland at the base of the Nyainqentanghla Shan range](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501718.MFr3aP8p.QinghaiTibetRailroad346.jpg) Pastureland at the base of the Nyainqentanghla Shan range |
![Stone livestock enclosure on the valley floor](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501721.t5FuujF9.QinghaiTibetRailroad347.jpg) Stone livestock enclosure on the valley floor |
![Nyainqentanghla Shan range](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501723.A1pwt5eR.QinghaiTibetRailroad349.jpg) Nyainqentanghla Shan range |
![Clouds on the snow covered peak](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501726.7GN7J3vs.QinghaiTibetRailroad350.jpg) Clouds on the snow covered peak |
![Nyainqentanghla Shan mountain range northwest of Lhasa](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501729.xag8Sgut.QinghaiTibetRailroad351.jpg) Nyainqentanghla Shan mountain range northwest of Lhasa |
![Tibetan nomad tent](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501732.wvknpsEK.QinghaiTibetRailroad352.jpg) Tibetan nomad tent |
![Mount Nyainqentanghla (7162m)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501734.ot2n43fb.QinghaiTibetRailroad353.jpg) Mount Nyainqentanghla (7162m) |
![Mount Nyainqentanghla (7162m)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501739.GElsjxnR.QinghaiTibetRailroad354.jpg) Mount Nyainqentanghla (7162m) |
![Mount Nyainqentanghla (7162m)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501742.vrH3ypIS.QinghaiTibetRailroad358.jpg) Mount Nyainqentanghla (7162m) |
![Leaving the grassland plain behind us for the final push to Lhasa](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501746.aqLAu4fC.QinghaiTibetRailroad362.jpg) Leaving the grassland plain behind us for the final push to Lhasa |
![Tibetan pilgrim prostrating himself along the pilgrim route to Lhasa](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501749.Axd2OxHL.QinghaiTibetRailroad364.jpg) Tibetan pilgrim prostrating himself along the pilgrim route to Lhasa |
![The mountains close in from both sides of the railroad now](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501752.G5fsQX8x.QinghaiTibetRailroad366.jpg) The mountains close in from both sides of the railroad now |
![Village a short distance outside Yang Ba Jing (Yangpachen) Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501755.aw2r34bi.QinghaiTibetRailroad370.jpg) Village a short distance outside Yang Ba Jing (Yangpachen) Tibet |
![There are large mountains on the other side of the river as well](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501758.PJDfmPKS.QinghaiTibetRailroad372.jpg) There are large mountains on the other side of the river as well |
![Tibetan tents outside Yangpachen](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501761.oF2FQT6R.QinghaiTibetRailroad374.jpg) Tibetan tents outside Yangpachen |
![The ruins of a mudbrick fort outside Yangpachen](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501764.AziBIZC6.QinghaiTibetRailroad376.jpg) The ruins of a mudbrick fort outside Yangpachen |
![The tower looks small against the mountain](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501767.UUXDaLvY.QinghaiTibetRailroad377.jpg) The tower looks small against the mountain |
![Qinghai-Tibet Railroad, 24 hours since departing Xining](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501770.EOpdPhnD.QinghaiTibetRailroad378.jpg) Qinghai-Tibet Railroad, 24 hours since departing Xining |
![Yang Ba Jing (Yangpachen) looking southeast towards Lhasa, less than an hour away](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501773.Rtu2WyQe.QinghaiTibetRailroad385.jpg) Yang Ba Jing (Yangpachen) looking southeast towards Lhasa, less than an hour away |
![Yang Ba Jing (Yangpachen, Yangbajain) km 1881 on the Qinghai-Tibet Railroad](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501776.o3ILxDTs.QinghaiTibetRailroad386.jpg) Yang Ba Jing (Yangpachen, Yangbajain) km 1881 on the Qinghai-Tibet Railroad |
![Mount Nyainqentanglha rising 7162m to the north of Yang Ba Jing](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501779.mZQiSxlK.QinghaiTibetRailroad388.jpg) Mount Nyainqentanglha rising 7162m to the north of Yang Ba Jing |
![Yang Ba Jing (Yangpachen, Yangbajain) N30.086/E90.549](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501783.v4delZja.QinghaiTibetRailroad389.jpg) Yang Ba Jing (Yangpachen, Yangbajain) N30.086/E90.549 |
![The sun is starting to set casting shadows against the mountains](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501786.YQtLemuu.QinghaiTibetRailroad393.jpg) The sun is starting to set casting shadows against the mountains |
![Crossing the Lhasa River railway bridge](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501788.cOb2Zhjh.QinghaiTibetRailroad403.jpg) Crossing the Lhasa River railway bridge |
![Pulling into Lhasa Station 25 hours after departing Xining. Long, but worth while](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501790.Ud5eYy3Q.QinghaiTibetRailroad404.jpg) Pulling into Lhasa Station 25 hours after departing Xining. Long, but worth while |
![Trains serve Lhasa from Beijing West, Guangzhou, and Xian](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501792.LAjnuudX.QinghaiTibetRailroad409.jpg) Trains serve Lhasa from Beijing West, Guangzhou, and Xian |
![Outside Lhasa Station looking for the guide](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501794.aifRmCrq.QinghaiTibetRailroad410.jpg) Outside Lhasa Station looking for the guide |
![Lhasa Railway Station](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105501796.OBFUFQkD.QinghaiTibetRailroad414.jpg) Lhasa Railway Station |