International Railroad Discussion > Any information on the railroads in North Korea?

Hi, I would like to know if someone here in TO had pictures or information on railroads in North Korea. With the possibility of a terrible nuclear war in that area, I imagine that the railroads there will be completed destroyed. What will disappear in terms of railroad history?

Pedro

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Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,




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North Korea railroads interchange with China and Russia. The north is standard gauge needing a truck change with Russia. Another forum has more info. Will look it up and post the name.

I have some pictures taken on my tours of the DPRK in 2013 and 2014. The tours weren't at all rail oriented so I had to grab what I could get.
You can find a few others at: https://flic.kr/s/aHsjNXizeM and https://flic.kr/s/aHsjZPNRYn

The Pyongyang to Beijing train at Pyongyang. A Soviet built M62 type diesel.

The National Railway Museum in Pyongyang, DPRK.



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On YouTube, there are some videos of North Korean steam. Don't think I'm allowed to link them here.

Mike Massee
Tehachapi, CA
Photography, Railroading and more..

Why anyone would risk their life going there and support this horrible repressive regimen is beyond me. I did a tour to China in 2004 and there as an extension to N. Korea for the Britts on the tour. They went by train from Beijing. Our guide refereed to it as "The Axis of Evil Express" after the appropriate name President Bush had assigned to the country. Hopefully someday soon "Little Rocket Man" will be overthrown and we will be able to go there and enjoy whatever steam remains.

Thanks Harlock.

Pedto

Harlock Wrote:
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> On YouTube, there are some videos of North Korean
> steam. Don't think I'm allowed to link them here.

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Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1

Thanks for the links

Pedro

usmc1401 Wrote:
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> North Korea railroads interchange with China and
> Russia. The north is standard gauge needing a
> truck change with Russia. Another forum has more
> info. Will look it up and post the name.

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Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1

andersonb109 Wrote:
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> Why anyone would risk their life going there and
> support this horrible repressive regimen is beyond
> me. I did a tour to China in 2004 and there as an
> extension to N. Korea for the Britts on the tour.
> They went by train from Beijing. Our guide
> refereed to it as "The Axis of Evil Express" after
> the appropriate name President Bush had assigned
> to the country. Hopefully someday soon "Little
> Rocket Man" will be overthrown and we will be able
> to go there and enjoy whatever steam remains.

Brits is spelled with just one T, not two.

You can get some idea of the infrastructure by wandering around in Google Earth. You will see mines, mills, yards, etc.

No Google Earth street views I assume.

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Look on Railroad.net under Worldwide Railfan. This is the location of the North Korean railroad information. Went searching but have not found the listing that I remember.

Thanks

Pedro

usmc1401 Wrote:
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> Look on Railroad.net under Worldwide Railfan. This
> is the location of the North Korean railroad
> information. Went searching but have not found the
> listing that I remember.

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Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1

Latebeans Wrote:
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> No Google Earth street views I assume.
>
> Posted from Android


Every square inch of NK is mapped on Google Earth. We could put a cruise missile down "rocket mans" throat if we wanted too.