The incredible aerial images were captured by filmmaker Vadim Makhorov. They show a train carrying salt through Lake Burlinskoye in the Siberian region of Altai Krai.

While the most well-known salt lakes of this colour are found in warmer climates - in countries like Australia and Senegal - Burlinskoye lies in the Kulunda Plain, part of the West Siberian Plain ...

Salt extraction in the lake started in 1762 and was given an upgrade during Soviet times. The shallow depth of the lake makes the unique submerged railway possible.

Now mechanized, Burlinskoye’s salt harvesters reportedly produce 65,000 tons of the mineral annually, or enough to cover all of humanity’s dietary intake for three to four days.

It's probably the tourist-friendly version that winds up in Beijing. As opposed to this one, which takes in 6,000 miles of desolate Siberian tundra, seven time zones – and drives a man to live ...

American author Lisa Dickey has ridden the famed Trans-Siberian Railway four times over four decades, seeing the train — and the country — transform over time. Her new book about those ...

The Mongolian dining car had the brightest bright pink and yellow clashing tablecloths and curtains that I've ever seen. ... Emma Fick stopped in seven cities and spent a 38-hour stretch on the ...