Er (0-10-0) steam locomotive make shunting operations at Sortavala station before going with the train "The Ruskeala Express". The Ruskeala Express is Russia's first daily steam-powered tourist ro... (more)
Railway missile unit in St Petersburg railway museum
Er796-46 (0-10-0 built in 1952 by MAVAG in Budapest for the Soviet Union) steam locomotive make shunting operations at Sortavala station before going with the train "The Ruskeala Express". The Rus... (more)
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 RussiaSo 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)
