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• fredophile 6y ago
  The trans siberian railway isn't high speed. There are plans to make some of it high speed but the only article I could find was from 2018 and at that time it was still only in the early planning stages and expected to cost billions of USD [0]. [0] https://www.railway-technology.com/features/moscow-kazan-high-speed-rail/#:~:text=The%20trains%20will%20have%20an,maximum%20speed%20of%20440km%2Fh https://www.railway-technology.com/features/moscow-kazan-hig.... (Edited to fix an autocorrect correction from my phone)
  • go_blue_13 6y ago
    >trans siberian railway >edmonton to calgary I think think there's a slight difference between the things we're comparing
• refurb 6y ago
  It certainly makes things more difficult. You need to clear tracks, build shelters where there is avalanche risk.