I imagine eminent-domain type costs are less of an issue in Russia, but I distances are much larger there. Beyond the Jilin-Summa, are there a lot of medium-len

I imagine eminent-domain type costs are less of an issue in Russia, but I distances are much larger there. Beyond the Jilin-Summa, are there a lot of medium-length routes in Russia? I thought the hyperloop didn't work that well for long-haul As a sidenote, does anyone know why the trans-Siberian is so slow (16 km/h!!)