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A switchman on the Trans-Siberian railway in 1911
A switchman on the Trans-Siberian railway near Ust-Katav in 1911.
The main route, of the Trans-Siberian, runs from Moscow to Vladivostok via southern Siberia and was built between 1891 and 1916. The Russian passenger train service on this route, at 9,288 kilometres (5,772 miles), spanning 8 time zones and taking about 7 days to complete its journey, is the third longest single continuous service in the world.
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