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From the Cabalmaster:

Intrepid Websurfers may be familiar with the “Earthlights” webpage (www.cojoweb.com/earthlights.html) that shows a composite of NASA satellite photos of Planet Earth at night.

(NOTE: Large file; “may take up to five minutes to load” – but probably won’t unless you have a really slow connection.)

Remarkably, the route of the Trans-Siberian Railway stands out all the way from Moscow to Vladivostok – and so do other major rail routes in Russia. Helps to have a map if you’re not familiar with Russian geography.

It also helps to know that the previous lifeline of Russian civilization in Siberia was the “Great Siberian Post Road.” The “Great Siberian Railway” was built parallel to this road. To this day, there is no paved road connecting European Russia with the Pacific coast.

It is also possible to distinguish major rail corridors in Japan, notably the Shinkansen route from Tokyo westward to Fukuoka.

(And, if you check out this page, note the stark contrast between South and North Korea.)

posted by The Cabalmaster, Master of All Transit-dom 8/16/2004 05:45:00 PM