Rural Russians are making homebrew railcars to run on abandoned tracks, powered by motorbike engines.
Whether locals want to go to work, to the shop, out hunting, to visit relatives in the next village or simply go for a ride, the trolley is the easiest and often only means of transport…
A three-litre can of petrol can take you about 100 kilometres. The line, once used by trains laden with iron ore, was 700km long back in the 19th Century. Just 200km remain today…
Trouble is, the trolleys are not subject to traffic control. The line belongs to the local authorities, but there is just one safety inspector.
(via New World Disorder)
