Engineering Marvel: NJ20008 Diesel Locomotive Crossing Yangtze River Bridge

Discover this perfectly-timed capture of the NJ20008 plateau diesel locomotive on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. Witness high-altitude engineering at its finest.

Green and yellow locomotive crossing elevated railway bridge over salt flats with mountains in background under blue sky
The iconic NJ20008 plateau diesel locomotive crossing the Yangtze River Bridge, a rare and perfectly-timed capture of this engineering marvel in action since 2006.

It's not often you get a chance to photograph the plateau train, because you have to be at just the right moment. The photo features the head of the NJ20008 plateau diesel locomotive, which has seemingly been in use since the Qinghai-Tibet Railway opened in 2006. Catching these majestic trains in photos is no easy task; just the right timing is needed.