Harnessing the elephant

摘要

This time of year is when it becomes easy for anyone to wax philosophical and rather than hold back, I'm going to dive in and get it out of my system. It is not just the turn of a new year that has put me on this kick; it's a series of articles that provided the propulsion of this thought. Russia seems to be winning the big dreams in railroading contest. A subsidiary of the state-run Russian Railways began passenger service in mid-December between Moscow and Pans with one stop in Berlin. The trip takes approximately 38 hours at speeds up to 124 mph and ticket prices begin at 330 Euros, which translates to about $430. It's the second longest train ride in Europe. The longest belongs to the direct service between Moscow and Nice in the south of France.