Good afternoon, This message from Russia. I shall write to you with the help of the electronic translator. Therefore the request if there will be your answers to this message, the request to write more correctly, that I could translate your answers to Russian. I the former worker of the railway, In Russia, the city of Samara and station am called also, the basic draft in Russia - electric. Railways in Russia this joint-stock company, but the proprietor the state. At me the idea to tell our, Russian has appeared, to workers of the railway, how live and their colleagues work, i.e. You abroad Russia. Since names of posts, the schedule of job, the monthly salary, interests in a life except for job..., etc. I apologize, if not all is understandable, the text of my messages is translated into with English language, the electronic translator. Yours faithfully
Welcome to TrainBoard! What large city is near Samara? What is the weather like there now? Map of Russia with Samara. Local time. Satellite photo.
Weather... Greetings, My city, among provincial, enough big, the population approximately 1200000 person. It is regional capital. Weather, unfortunately, not as in winter warm. +1 +3 C
Welcome to Trainboard. That is very cold. Does the railroad in Samara take more passengers or more freight? I prefer weather warmer, as in Odessa.
Welcome to the TrainBoard. We are glad to have you join us. What was your positon with the railroad? Were you involved with operating trains, or with controlling the routing and scheduling of trains, or with building and maintaining track? Do you have photographs that you can share with us? We are interested in how railroads are operated in Russia.
Welcome to Trainboard. My nephew works in Moscow as a teacher. He teaches the English language to Russian businessmen. He sent me these postage stamps showing steam locomotives.
Not only weather... Greetings, This winter in Russia, it is abnormal warm... Usually at us at this time, average temperature - 15 C. About a revolution (a turnover of goods and a volume of passenger traffic), I do not know English terms, unfortunately, on the railway precisely and professionally I can not answer, I think, that 50 % - 50 %. And you could not answer some my questions, for example: - Whether work on the railway? On what post? How much hours per week, for what salary? Me it interests more, than weather, excuse...
To Hytec... Greetings, I worked, I do not know, how this post, sounds, in English, in cabins of the Russian locomotives works on two persons, one driver, his other assistant, I worked both that and another, but the driver, completely not for a long time... Has left to organize the business... I too would want, to learn about job and a life of simple workers of the railway, what to tell to our simple workers, instead of top-managers from railway business... What photos of you interest?
One of our staff members here on Trainboard is a locomotive driver. He talks about many subjects in this fourm.
To r_i_straw.... Greetings, Unfortunately, I do not collect postage stamps, but I think, that if you this subject very much interests, I could learn something about postage stamps on this subjects for you. It is possible, that I shall find interested persons in our region.
Please do not apologize for the English, it is clear. Most American railroads operate with two persons in the locomotive cab, one engineer (responsible for driving the locomotive), and one conductor (responsible for managing the train). Regards photographs - I do not know anything about Russian railroads, so photographs showing railroad operation and facilities in your area would be interesting.
No, I am not much interested in postage stamps. However I am very interested in steam locomotives. I told my nephew to send me photos so he sent be stamps.
Welcome to Trainboard DeoC I believe we have at least one ... perhaps two other members from Russia! How did you find Trainboard.com? We are happy you are here with us as you can teach us much about Russian transportation.
Welcome DeoC! We in Montana know about cold winters! The weather here is very cold lately. Lows of -15F at night. Didn't the Russians roster a 14-drivered, unarticulated engine? How long did they last before being retired?
This engine often comes up in discussion of Russian railways, though it was by no means a characteristic engine. Only one one was made; the experiment was abandoned. It never entered service at all. See http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/russ/russrefr.htm
Here is a photo my nephew took a month ago when they had snow in Moscow. This is not far from where he lives. Notice they have graffiti too.
