A miscellany of know-it-all-isms by Geoff Sowrey

More Russian train stuff

May20
2005 Leave a Comment Written by Geoff

Okay, quick update…So Continuously Welded Rail (CWR) doesn”t exist coast-to-coast. After we left Ekaterinburg, we went to jointed rail. CWR exists in patches along the line, but the most of it is the ol” clickety-clack variety.

Lots more freight trains, too.

Russian engines are huge, but have the wimpiest horns you ever heard! Sounds like those little steam whistles on old-fashioned popcorn makers.

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