A (former?) railway employee enjoys the ride on the front platform of the last operational VL22M locomotive, which hauls the morning train from Kutaisi to Tkibuli. Also note the passenger car: it ... (more)
The last operational VL22M with a local train from Tkibuli to Kutaisi. The infrastructure is in such bad shape that the train needs 3:18h for only about 32kms!
An westbound oil train eases through the main station in Tblisi, Georgia, carrying black gold from the Caspian Sea oilfields. The Georgian Railway is a key link in in what is now-called the Iron S... (more)