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Russian Rail | Siberian Railroad | Transport Russia
The Trans-Siberian Railroad stretches from Moscow to the port of Vladivostok on the Pacific Ocean. Here, two trains ply the rails through the seemingly endless taiga, or boreal forests, of Siberia (Russian Rail, Siberian Railroad, Transport Russia). The railroad system of the Soviet Union carried huge volumes of passengers and freight. The transition to a market economy following the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 eliminated the guarantee of enormous traffic, and in the 1990s the system had to adapt to increasing competition from other types of transportation, particularly trucking. Nevertheless, the Russian rail system remains the major provider of transport services and is still one of the world’s largest systems. The system operates on the traditional large Russian gauge of 152 cm (5 ft) (Russian Rail, Siberian Railroad, Transport Russia). The Trans-Siberian Railroad and the Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM) have long been viewed as having the capacity and capability to become profitable rail container routes from Asia to Europe. However, neither line has yet to meet modest expectations in this regard. At the end of the 20th century a high-speed passenger line was being built between Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Proposals to link Moscow with the European high-speed network through Warsaw, Poland, were likely to remain proposals because of a lack of funds (Russian Rail, Siberian Railroad, Transport Russia). Russian Rail | Siberian Railroad | Transport Russia |
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GOVERNMENT REGULATION OF RAILROADS: • INTRODUCTION • STATE REGULATION • FEDERAL REGULATION • EARLY 20TH-CENTURY REGULATION • THE DEPRESSION YEARS • POSTWAR ENACTMENTS • DEREGULATION MOVEMENTS |
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