The Highest Railway In The World

I thought the "Highest Railway in the World" was in China, at such an altitude that the passengers ride in pressurized cars, just like an airplane fuselage. Something over 18,000 feet?

"The railroad uses five C30-7's and two C39-8's which work up a maximum gradient of 7.69%. There is always a risk going uphill or downhill. Going uphill, there is a risk of stalling. Going downhill, there is a risk of burning out the brakes and derailing. At one point, a train lost it's braking capabilities and carrened downhill at a speed of 130 km/h before crashing into a tunnel."

Whaaat? No thanks I'll drive! Talk about a death sentence....

Link?  I heard it was the Andes but suppose a newer Chinese route may have surpassed it. 

https://youtu.be/2JgtwqYcFxo

https://youtu.be/FARFPdFLO7o

This is what I was looking for but it's sped up. Funny but worth a look because it details the locomotive technology 

https://youtu.be/SWvaTzrjW0Y

The Highest Railway In The World

Was that a song by The Grateful Dead?  Casey Jones or something like that?

(sorry, couldn't resist)

Steven J. Serenska

I rode the train from Cuzco to Machu Picchu but it was a pretty sedate ride through the jungle. It was the van ride from the ruins back down to the railroad station with a kamekazi driver where l worried about the brakes.