Top 10 Most Dangerous Railroads in the World

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Top 10 Most Dangerous Railroads in the World

Sometime train needs to pass these most dangerous railroads in the world along their journey. Those dangerous railroads sometime makes some of the passenger fell fear but some of the passenger is enjoying those dangerous railroads. Here’s top 10 most dangerous railroads in the world

10.Kuranda Scenic Railway, Australia

Scenic means beautiful view but also has a dizzying path. Etched in tropical dense rain forest since the late 1800’s, the railroad has an amazing framework. It pass waterfalls that sometimes spurted water droplets toward the train. This train railroad across the Barron Gorge National Park



Kuranda Scenic Railway, Australia



9.Argo Gede Train Railroad, Indonesia

During the 3 hours journey from Jakarta to Bandung you will pass the greenish mountain delicacy, through the valley of the river, and the most amazing you will pass Cikurutug high bridge overlooking the expanse of green fields that seemed to calm. In 2002 there were accident that the train tracks out of it, fortunately there’s no victim on that accident.



Argo Gede Train Railroad Indonesia



8.Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe Train, South Africa

At the beginning of the opening this railway in 1908 there were accident that caused the wood to fall along the train tracks. Although this route is now more secure, you will still take a deep breath when passing through the Kaaimans bridge stands above the Indian Ocean.



Outeniqua Choo Tjoe Train, South Africa



7.Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, New Mexico

This railroads have caused headache to the passenger since 1880. Departure from the northern town of Chama far, The train attempts to balance through the frames of old tracks, pass the narrow ledge against the 800 foot Park Toltec, and winds of more than 10,015 foot in Cumbres Pass (the highest mountain the train reached in the United States).



Cumbres Toltec Scenic Railroad New Mexico



6.Tren a las Nubes, Argentina

Although this train route connecting Salta (north-central Argentina) to La Polvorilla (on the border of Chile) had been approved for construction since 1921, but eventually completed in 1948, long years to be completed. You should try to feel the track: through 21 tunnels, 13 bridges crossing over the road, and many past spiral and zigzag lines.



Tren a las Nubes Argentina



5.Lynton & Lynmouth Cliff, United Kingdom

You can the feel scary thing when traveling on this train track. As the name implies, short and sweet summary of the roller-coaster like derivatives steep and 500 feet cliff that spanned both the southwest coastal cities.



Lynton Lynmouth Cliff United Kingdom



4.White Pass & Yukon Route, Alaska

Built during the Klondike Gold Rush in 1898. This steam train is now the object for the tourists seeking sensations of the diggers. This “more than clinging to the cliff path” is visited by more than 450,000 visitors per year With cliffs up to 3000 meters as far as 20 miles. This track has been perpetuated in the “International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark”.



White Pass Yukon Route Alaska



3.Chennai-Rameswaram Route, India

To reach the Island of Rameswaram at the southern coast of India you have to use a train that pass dangerous path. Line made in 1914, has 1.4 miles long. And the most scary thing is this line through the center of a dangerous whirlwind.



Chennai Rameswaram Route, India



2.Georgetown Loop Railroad, Colorado

In the late 19th century, when the northwestern part of Colorado is filled with silver mines, steam trains was the only access. The most frightening is that you must pass through Devil’s Gate High Bridge, 100 feet tall, and when it is above the bridge, the train will pass slowly like It can’t hold the load.



Georgetown Loop Railroad, Colorado



1.Aso Minami route, Japan

The most terrible railroad is in the area of Japan’s most active volcanoes and you don’t know when the mountain would erupt. The tourists prefer to come on early November when the forest near the train pass was burned by the hot magma activity due to the Aso volcano.



Aso Minami route Japan



feel the sensation on those most dangerous railroads one time in life.

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