Retropoezd Seliger
2-10-0 L-2180 with local passenger train #6697, affectionately called 'Retropoezd Seliger', after the lake in its destination town, passing through the provinc... (more)

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)

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 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)

TEP70-270 diesel locomotive maneuvrs at the Ostashkov train station in the backwoods of Tver region

TEP70-0219 diesel locomotive with the suburban train Ostashkov - Velikie Luki is about to start its journey from Ostashkov rail station