China Opens World's Highest Railway

July 2nd, 2006 in Technology / Engineering

(AP) -- China's first train from Beijing to Tibet set out Saturday carrying business travelers and thrill-seekers on the world's highest railway, which critics fear could devastate the Himalayan region's unique Buddhist culture.

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