Last week a truly significant event took place in Russia. First time in a long time, an organized group of railfans all over the world (including some RPN authors) came to see our steam routes and... (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)

The Ruskeala Express

Er796-46, an 0-10-0 built in 1952 by MAVAG in Budapest for the Soviet Union, brings a 3-car Ruskeala Express across the Khelyulyanyoki river on its... (more)

Soviet steam locomotives class 2-10-0 "L" with tourist passenger train goes from Sortavala to Ruskeala park (Karelia Republic). That train @Ruskeal.express runs regularly every day on this route. ... (more)

EP2D-0008 DC commuter train flies from Tula to Moscow on a very cold Janury morning leaving Taruskaya station

TU6A narrow gauge diesel locomotive goes for the peat in a bluehour. In winter, the local boiler house reaches its full capacity, it is necessary to ensure a stable fuel supply. Work begins in the... (more)

Narrow gauge diesel locomotives TU4 and TU6A disperse at the main station of Tesovo narrow gauge railway museum, Novgorod region

Often times the best opportunities for photos come before the main event. I caught this beautiful Soviet-built 4-8-4 switching in preparation for EXPO 1520.

ChS7 DC electric locomotive goes with passenger train from Kazakhstan at Trans-Siberian Railway near Ust-Katav city at the south of the Ural mountains. At that point the river forms the border bet... (more)