. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. EAILWAYS. 469 long. Yet, notwitlistanding- all these facilities, the Volga still remains unconnected with the AYestern Dvina, Niémen, Dnieper, and Don, while the last named is also isolated from the Dnieper. All these canals are, moreover, constructed with locks, and have an extreme depth of scarcely 6 feet. Far more developed is the railway system, notwithstanding the prejudices of Czar Nicholas, who, however, so far yielded to the pressure of puhlic opinion as with his own hand to trace the rigidly straight line between St. Petersburg and Moscow
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. EAILWAYS. 469 long. Yet, notwitlistanding- all these facilities, the Volga still remains unconnected with the AYestern Dvina, Niémen, Dnieper, and Don, while the last named is also isolated from the Dnieper. All these canals are, moreover, constructed with locks, and have an extreme depth of scarcely 6 feet. Far more developed is the railway system, notwithstanding the prejudices of Czar Nicholas, who, however, so far yielded to the pressure of puhlic opinion as with his own hand to trace the rigidly straight line between St. Petersburg and Moscow. Since his death in 1855 the total length of rails has risen from GOO to Fig. 252.—EussiAN Railway System. Scale 1 : 247,000 500 Miles. 14,117 miles in 1878, exclusive of the Caucasus and Finland, and representing a capital of about £250,000,000. The system has thus proved far more costly than might be expected from the nature of the land, where the only great engineering works are the bridges over the rivers, and the causeways across the marshy districts. Most of the companies, being protected by the Government security for the interest or their investments, have been able to dispose of a lavish expenditure, while about half of the capital belongs to the State. The Ilussian network at present ranks fifth in extent, being exceeded only by those of the United States, Great Britain, Germany, and France ; but t iking area and population into account,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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