Keeping with the same company as the Rossiya (Trans-Siberian), Indian Pacific, or California Zephyr, one of the most famous passenger trains on the Trans Mongolian Railway is Train 275/276. This daily train operates between Beijing to Ulaanbaatar, with a journey clocking in at around 30 hours. Leading these trains from the Chinese border near Zamiin-Uud to Ulaanbaatar recently are the TE33AC's, General Electric GEVO's built to Commonwealth of Independent States standards. The train itself is long for sure, one of the longest on Earth. They're typically made up of 27 cars and capable of transporting approximately 1200 passengers.
Here having just crossed the Gobi Desert during the overnight hours, Train 275 nears its destination as it drops down the horseshoe curve at Khonhor. This day's train was a "short" one at only 25 coaches.
The term "lengthy" doesn't really do this train justice. It's more like a land going version of a White Star Line ocean liner. But man, seeing this turquoise snake was the highlight of every trackside excursion.
Trans-Mongolian Railway
UBTZ TE33AC-1004 (Train 275)
Khonhor, Ulaanbaatar, MNG



















