Russian Railways: Life at the end of the path

• Russian Railways: Life at the end of the path

The village of Kalac, Sverdlovsk region, October 18, 2015. It is located in a remote corner of the Urals, at the end of a narrow-gauge railway. About 30 years ago, 600 people lived here, but after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the forest industry went into decline, as well as the village.

Today Kalach lives a dozen people, there is no telephone and mobile communications, and electricity is only a few times a day.

Let's see how modern life takes place at the end of the path, at the end of a narrow-gauge railway.

The village of Kalac, Sverdlovsk region, October 18, 2015. Aerial view. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

The driver Alexander Kuznetsov. His father and grandfather also worked on the railroad. He lives in the village Strokinka in the Sverdlovsk region, where there are six streets. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

The village Muratkovo, Sverdlovkaya region, October 16, 2015. There is no school, we have to go by train to the neighboring village. The journey takes 40 minutes. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

Narrow Gauge Railway - the main transport links in these places. The train Lu didyachie eating and sleeping cars. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

The bridge across the river. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

The village sankin, Sverdlovsk region, October 17, 2015. It is home to around 400-600 people. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

Baba Shura with a yoke. In the village there sankin central water supply, it is necessary to draw water in the well. Sverdlovsk region, Russia, October 16, 2015. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

Kindlings firewood boiler. Sankin village in the Sverdlovsk region, October 16, 2015. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

Baba Shura and its chuchelnye roommates. Sankin village, Sverdlovsk region, October 16, 2015. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

Fertilizer ash soil in the greenhouse. Sankin village, Sverdlovsk region, October 16, 2015. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

Russian stove and a cat. Sankin village, Sverdlovsk region, October 16, 2015. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

The local scenery. Abandoned house in the village of Kalac, Sverdlovsk region, October 18, 2015. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

The local cemetery is located right in the village. Sankin, Sverdlovsk region, October 16, 2015. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

The train to the station Coal in the Sverdlovsk region, October 16, 2015. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

Our old friend, the hereditary driver Alexander Kuznetsov, who lives in the village Strokinka. Along with him only 20 people live here. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

The Machinist. Sverdlovsk region, October 16, 2015. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

The village Muratkovo, Sverdlovkaya area and school bus train, October 16, 2015. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

Depot, October 16, 2015. Nina Vysotina, 60 years old, including 42 years working on the railroad. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

The landing platform at a station in the village of Coal, Sverdlovsk region, October 16, 2015. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

train driver checks hitch. Right - the narrow-gauge locomotive TU4. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

tires, painted in the colors of the Russian flag, in front of the administration sankin, Sverdlovsk region, October 17, 2015. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

Local landscapes in the village sankin district, Sverdlovsk region, October 18, 2015. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

The locomotive depot. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

Goats in the barn. The village of Kalac, Sverdlovsk region, October 18, 2015. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

With accordion fun. The village of Kalac, Sverdlovsk region, October 18, 2015. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

86-year-old resident of the village of Kalac in his house, 18 October 2015. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

The administrative center of Alapaevsk, Sverdlovsk region, October 15, 2015. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

The Dark Night. Is landing on the train from Alapaevsk in sankin, October 15, 2015. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

Abandoned car at an abandoned house in the village of Kalac, Sverdlovsk region, October 18, 2015. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

Local resident Alexander with a gun. The village of Kalac, Sverdlovsk region, October 18, 2015. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

Feast in the House of Culture in sankin, October 17, 2015. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

Another feast. By the way, this is a popular means of transport in this region. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

Abandoned house in the village of Kalac, Sverdlovsk region, October 18, 2015. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev | Reuters):

So ​​the modern life takes place at the end of narrow gauge railways. Russia, 2015.