French Alstom locomotive in St Petersburg railway museum

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 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)