I think that the part from Yaroslavl' to SPb is de facto part of Transsib. See that strange hook the northern route does just before Moscow? That's because it i

I think that the part from Yaroslavl' to SPb is de facto part of Transsib. See that strange hook the northern route does just before Moscow? That's because it is continued directly to SPb from its tip via Vologda. The northern route is designed to be pointed at SPb, the capital at the time. However, topicstarter didn't traverse this path anyway.