Tag Archives: Trans-Siberian Railway

Building the Trans-Siberian Railway

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Jenny

This is the second of several posts about the Trans-Siberian. The first post, “China and the Trans-Siberian Railway,” discussed the international aspects of the railway and gave an overview of  its construction. Below I repeat a map used in that … Continue reading →

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China and the Trans-Siberian Railway

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Jenny

This is the first of several posts about the Trans-Siberian. I have a book titled The World’s Great Railways by G. Gibbard Jackson, published 1927.* It was a source of delight for my father as a boy. He turned its … Continue reading →

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