[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=078jz_gpZP8&feature=youtube_gdata_player] Grab your Troika Card and check out this great video of construction work on the Purple Line Extension in Moscow — only thing missing is “Eye of the Tiger” from the soundtrack. Of course, Metro is gearing up for construction of the 3.9-mile first phase of the Purple Line [continue reading]
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/39434113[/vimeo]Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. A single day on the Moscow subway … in 2 minutes (The Atlantic Cities) [continue reading]
photo by Mikhail (Vokabre) Shcherbakov, via Flickr Very interesting shot of the Moscow subway, taken in the Dobryninskaya station, which opened in 1950. Here’s a good Wikipedia entry on the station and the subway line. To submit a photo or photos of something transportation-related, post them to Metro’s Flickr group [continue reading]
