Russia Reinvents the Legendary SV Sleeper Car for a New Generation
The letters "SV" held a unique significance for generations of railway travelers in the Soviet Union and later Russia. The Spalny Vagon (Sleeper Car),...
Inside Russia’s Giant New High-Speed Rail Plant Taking Shape Near Yekaterinburg
Russia has achieved an important milestone in its ambitious plan to establish a domestic high-speed rail manufacturing industry. The construction of the nation's first...
Nearly Half a Century Old, This Soviet Train Is Back on the Main Line
The ChS200 electric locomotive, which revolutionized high-speed rail travel in the Soviet Union over four decades ago, has been restored in frontline service in...
BAZ Expands Fast as Russia Pushes for Truck Industry Independence
As Saint Petersburg-based manufacturer BAZ prepares to create an entirely new family of heavy all-wheel-drive vehicles, Russia's attempts to restore its domestic heavy-truck industry...
Russia Begins Major Shift Away From Soviet-Era Electric Locomotives
One of the most important technological modernization phases in decades is currently underway in Russia's railway industry. The country is preparing for a transition...