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Trans-Siberian Railroad | railway, Russia | Britannica.com  Trans-Siberian Main Railroad), the longest single rail system in Russia, ... route, the Amur Railway, through to Vladivostok; this line was completed in 1916. ... The trans-Manchurian line came under full Chinese control only after World War II;...
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Trans-Siberian Railroad facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia ...  The longest railway in the world, the Trans-Siberian project was mired in controversy ... 1891, until the completion of the Amur River Bridge at Khabarovsk in 1916. ... was a serious drain on the Russian economy and, between 1914 and 1916,...
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World's Longest Train Route Completed | History Channel  On this day in 1916, after three years of construction, the Kharabovsk Bridge was ... of the Trans-Siberian railway and thus creating the world's longest railway route. ... At a length of almost 2,600 metres it was the longest bridge in Russia, and...
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The Trans-Siberian Railway Completed | History Today  The world's longest railway was completed on July 21st, 1904. ... was the most spectacular achievement of a period in which the Russian rail network grew from 1,000 miles in 1860 to 45,000 miles by 1917. ... It was finished in 1916.
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Trans-Siberian Railway - Wikipedia  The Trans-Siberian Railway is a network of railways connecting Moscow with the Russian Far East. With a length of 9,289 kilometres (5,772 miles), it is the longest railway line in the world. ... It was built between 1891 and 1916 under the supervision of Russian government ministers personally appointed by Tsar Alexander...
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The Best Way Through the Alps Is the World's Longest Rail Tunnel ...  Jun 1, 2016 ... Go to Wired Home Page. ... The Best Way Through the Alps Is the World's Longest Rail Tunnel ... It's a majorly challenging and ambitious infrastructure project for a small country perhaps best known for chocolate. ... The Gotthard runs the 35 miles from the picturesque town of Erstfeld to the picturesque town...
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The History Channel  Joesph Stalin | Genius  In 1925, the Russian city of Tsaritsyn was renamed Stalingrad. In 1961, as part of the de-Stalinization process, the city, located along Europe's longest river, the...
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Lake Baikal and Olkhon Island - Go Backpacking  Aug 8, 2012 ... The Trans-Siberian train line passes just on the southern border of the lake, ... There are 26 islands on the lake, the largest being Olkhon Island. ... I remember feeling miles away from anything at that moment, much like in ... over the Babara Steppe 02:40 - Lake Baikal 04:07 - Bridge over the Selenga
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Yukon River - Wikipedia  The longest river in Alaska and Yukon, it was one of the principal means of transportation during the 18961903 Klondike Gold Rush. A portion of the river in...
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The China-Russia-Canada-America railway: A fantastic idea | The ...  May 9, 2014 ... Even if a train ran non-stop at 200km, it would take 65 hours to travel the length of a China-Russia-Canada-America railway. Languorous...
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Borders of Russia - Wikipedia  Russia has international borders with 16 sovereign states, including two with maritime ... Russia has (after China), the second-longest land border of any country. ... Russia shares borders with more countries than any other state in the world.
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100th Anniversary of the completion of the Trans-Siberian Railway ...  Oct 4, 2016 ... But when the world's longest train line, named the Trans-Siberian railway, ... As Google marks the 100th anniversary of its completion with a ... Labourers worked to build the tracks in 1903 Getty ... Way", the project was announced in 1891 by Tsar Alexander III. .... Click "reload the page to see your changes".
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Saint Petersburg - Wikipedia  Saint Petersburg is Russia's second-largest city after Moscow, with five million inhabitants in .... However, it was not until 1850 that the first permanent bridge across the ... of the largest industrial cities in Europe, with a major naval base (in Kronstadt), ... except those provided through the Road of Life across Lake Ladoga.
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Swiss celebrate world's longest, deepest rail tunnel - USA Today  Jun 1, 2016 ... Another earthquake shakes Italy ..... Many dignitaries are aboard this first train  Swiss President ... These countries will benefit from the new tunnel by allowing the ... shorter than driving along the winding roads through the mountains. ... As France's Hollande said, Switzerland should be proud of what it...
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Moscow Kremlin Museums | Kremlin Tour  Feb 7, 2016 ... The Moscow Kremlin, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is one of the most ... Over several centuries the Kremlin wall was rebuilt many times as it was ... area and attraction on its own, the most impressive part of the Kremlin tour will ... Tsar Bell (which, truth to be told, has never rung) is the biggest bell on the...
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Borders of Russia - Wikipedia  Russia has international borders with 16 sovereign states, including two with maritime boundaries (US, Japan), as well as with the occupied Georgian territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. With a land border running 20,241 kilometres (12,577 mi) in total, Russia has...
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akakai.rtf  (53 km 850 m) it is the world's longest railway tunnel: the. Eurotunnel ... remarkable structure is the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, the longest-span. (1991 m) ... world. The westernmost Honshu-Shikoku fixed link is the Onomichi-Imabari ... On the Kobe-Naruto route, a smaller Awaji Island is located between .... Those countries have.
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Jeopary Questions page 1116 - WORLD HISTORY - TriviaBistro.com  WORLD HISTORY: This "Great" Russian czar's 43-year reign, 1682-1725, was the longest in the Romanov line  NOTABLE WOMEN: In 1854 she left England to...
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TXT - Documents & Reports - World Bank  CI 3 for the Russian Federation Jane Holt 9 THE WORLD BANK RECENT ...... and enterprise reform country in the world, stretching across 11 time efforts. ...... Line," goals for 1995 include completion of the Severomuyskiy Tunnel (1324 meters ..... 1-2, titled "Dividing the Railcar Fleet, passenger) x (the per mile fare) x (1-the...
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Trans-Siberian Railway - Wikipedia  The Trans-Siberian Railway is a network of railways connecting Moscow with the Russian Far East. With a length of 9,289...
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East Siberian Railway - Wikipedia  The East Siberian Railway (-  ) is a railway in Russia (a branch of the Russian Railways and a part of the Trans-Siberian Railway), ... In 1897, the construction of the Irkutsk - Baikalsky and Mysovaya  Sretensk ... and the Amur Railway (from Kuyenga railway station to Khabarovsk).