Transportation is basic requirement for development. People transport goods and passengers in many ways. In the past , people used for transportation ox carts, horse carts and lifted up by people but these ways were waste the time. Nowadays cars, trains, airplanes, ships and other vehicles are used for transportations. Among them using train is the most convenient and cheapest way and even can carry a lot. Trains are used not only transportation for goods but also for travelling. At the present around the world some crowded cities are used subways to solve the traffic problems. In Myanmar the first railway was Yangon-Pyi Railway. This ways was built during British colonial period. After second Anglo-Burmese War Lower Burma was occupied by English. In Global market Myanmar rice price was high after Suez Canal was opened. So the government tried to raise export of rice. So they built the infrastructures in Lower Burma. Pyi which has produced a large amount of rice therefore Yangon-Pyi Railway became the first railway. Mandalay-Lashio Railway is the most beautiful way among others railways in Myanmar. On this way Goteik Viaduct is the highest and largest railway trestle in the world. Moreover it is very popular among local and foreign visitors. Another beautiful railway is Mandalay-Myitkyinar Railway. This way is connected to central part and the northern part of Myanmar. Thanbyzayat War Cemetery is causal relationship between the construction of rail way and Second World War. This way was handled by Japanese for supporting the large Japanese Army in Burma. This way was used during World War II but it is not anymore. Nowadays this place becomes a memorial place. Travelling by train is the most convenient way who suffers car-sick to avoid unhappy travel.
If you like to join the tour to Goteik viaduct by train , please see below link,
http://lmtravelmyanmar.com/tour-package/colorful-trekking-hsipaw-state/