Welcome to the Freezer: World’s Longest Railway
Friday, Apr 25, 2014
A recent caster order to a train yard got us thinking, what’s the longest railway in the world? To find the answer, we headed to Russia to bask in 5,772 miles of cold, hard track spanning eight time zones.
Here’s what we learned about the Trans-Siberian Railway:
Pack a Week’s Worth of Clothes
The most common route, from Moscow to Beijing, takes roughly a week to travel. But with majestic views and an endless supply of Russki chai (vodka), time will surely fly by.
Home to the Deepest Lake in the World
At 5,712 feet, Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world, containing 20 percent of the planet’s fresh water. Even more incredible, roughly 1,700 species of plants and animals call it home, and more than half can only be found there.
Siberia Gets Cold. Not Enough to Freeze a Caster.
It’s not on the train’s path, but we couldn’t resist sharing. Average temperatures of minus 50 F in Oymyakon, Siberia, scare off most tourists, but many of our casters are designed to operate in similar freezing conditions.
Longer than the Great Wall of China
While the Great Wall of China spans an incredible 5,500 miles, the Trans-Siberian Railway covers more ground. At 5,772 miles long, it’s even mightier than U.S. Route 66.
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