Comment Impressive, but... (Score 2, Informative) 400
It beats the previous holder of the record, a railroad in Peru that passes over 4843m, by only a couple of hundred meters, taking away a record it held since it was completed in 1912, almost a hundred years ago.
The fact is, not many places have much use for a railroad that high. Both the current and the former holders of the record would pass over the highest point in Europe or the lower 48 states.
The fact is, not many places have much use for a railroad that high. Both the current and the former holders of the record would pass over the highest point in Europe or the lower 48 states.