Russia was and is the largest country in the world. Its geography of north–south rivers and east–west commerce, plus, importantly, the mostly flat terrain, made it very suited to develop railroads as
Railways in the Russian Empire around 1900
Russian railroads construction by year 1837–1989
Model (2002) of the steam locomotive constructed by Cherepanov (1834)
People of all ethnicities and walks of life would meet on Russian trains (sketch by Vasily Perov, 1880)
The Emperor's railway station or Emperor's Tsarskoye Selo Station, known as the Emperor's Pavilion, is a former railway station terminal in Russia, in the town Tsarskoye Selo, which served the last mo
Emperor's Tsarskoye Selo Station building, in its present semi-ruined state, as seen from the northwest
Tsarskoye Selo Imperial Station Interior 1910s
Tsarskoye Selo Imperial Station Interior 1910s
Tsarskoye Selo Imperial Station from West - Main Facade 30.07.17