This isn't a staged reenactment. On many of the former USSR's less modernized lines, rail traffic is still governed by flags at stations and yard limits. In this scene, a switchman raises a yellow... (more)

L-3958, a Soviet 2-10-0 built in 1955, makes a brief stop at Bologoye-Polotskoye station.

To stimulate tourism in this economically depressed part of the country, in fall of 2018 Russi... (more)

This is Russia
So much of this enormous country can be rolled into this one photo - snow, grey skies, endless forests, a rolling count... (more)

L-3858 prepares to depart from Bologoye station with regular service local train #6697 on a dark and foggy January morning.

To stimulate tourism in this economically depressed... (more)

L-3858 brings regular service local train #6697 into the outskirts of the small town of Ostashkov on a rare, sunny, January afternoon. To stimulate tourism in this economically depressed par... (more)

L-3858 departs the small town of Ostashkov with #6698, crossing the inlet to the bay on Lake Seliger. To stimulate tourism in this economically depressed part of the country, in fall of 2018 Ru... (more)