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This is Russia

            So much of this enormous country can be rolled into this one photo - snow, grey skies, endless forests, a rolling countryside, small village homes, and remnants of the Soviet past.

To stimulate tourism in this economically depressed
part of the country, in late 2018 Russian Railways began to operate the regular local passenger train (6697/6698) from Bologoye to Ostashkov with steam power on Saturdays. While the idea behind it is to increase tourism, make no mistake - this a regular passenger train whose primary job is to serve as a local form of transportation. The vast majority of passengers aren't tourists, but little old babushkas just trying to get from village to village with their jars of mushrooms and pickled tomatoes. This is as authentic of an experience as you can get with a steam-hauled passenger train in the 21st century.
The train train takes three hours to traverse its 70-mile route and travels at speeds of 30-40 mph, making 13 stops in various villages along the way.  Unfortunately for railfans, chasing it is extremely difficult, as it travels through a severely underdeveloped part of the countryside. The muddy dirt roads between villages make for a somewhat frustrating experience in that regard. In fact, I had attempted to catch the train at this location on three other occasions, but missed it by just a couple of minutes.
   

Taken on: March 1, 2020

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Camera: Sony ILCE-6500, f/7.1, 1/320 sec, 18mm (=27mm), ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-6500
Lens:	E 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	18mm (35mm equivalent: 27mm)
ISO:	640
Exposure Bias:	+0.7 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Average
White Balance:	Auto
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 9.0 (Windows)
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