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Rail transport in Russia
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Rail transport in Russia runs on one of the biggest railway networks in the world. Russian railways are the third longest by length and third by volume of freight hauled, after the railways of the United States and China. In overall density of operations /length of track, Russia is second only to China. Rail transport in Russia has been described as one of the economic wonders of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.
Russian locomotive class U – U-127 Lenin's 4-6-0 oil burning compound locomotive, currently preserved at the Museum of the Moscow Railway at Paveletsk
Russian locomotive class U – U-127 Lenin's 4-6-0 oil burning compound locomotive, currently preserved at the Museum of the Moscow Railway at Paveletsky Rail Terminal
Saint Petersburg–Moscow railway
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The Saint Petersburg to Moscow railway runs for 649.7 kilometers (403.7 mi) through four oblasts: Leningrad, Novgorod, Tver and Moscow. It is a major traffic artery in the north-west region of Russia, operated by the October Railway subdivision of Russian Railways.
The Sapsan high speed train on the way from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
The Sapsan high speed train on the way from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
Wood-burning locomotive on the Nikolaev railway, c. 1858
Wood-burning locomotive on the Nikolaev railway, c. 1858
Leningradsky railway station (1851) in Moscow, the southern terminus of the line
Leningradsky railway station (1851) in Moscow, the southern terminus of the line
New Verebinsky Bridge, opened in 2001 to replace the bypass
New Verebinsky Bridge, opened in 2001 to replace the bypass