Riding the Rails at Siberia’s Lake Baikal

Siberia’s Lake Baikal is the oldest and deepest freshwater lake in the world. The Circumbaikal Route hugs Lake Baikal along its most scenic leg of the Trans-Siberian Railway, with cliffs, tunnels, bridges, and natural beauty. For train buffs and travelers, this ride is epic – and these rails an epic feat of engineering. (Video shot by MIR’s Helen Holter in August 2014 aboard the Golden Eagle luxury private train on the Trans-Siberian Railway at Lake Baikal, Siberia.)