Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-03-19
RAILROADS IN RUSSIA.

we md an interesting article on this subject in the
Courier des Etats Us of the 10th instant credited 10
late number Of the 4ugs6ug Gazette which We translate
for the qualification Of the many whom it cannot fail tc
interest
The construction of railroads the Courier remarks !;
extending rapidly over the whole European continent
Russia, which for time behind the more western
States to desire make up for her delay by
constructing lines which, by their extent immense as the
empire they are to traverse, find their parallel only
in the United States of America.
The first road constructed in the Empire says the Ga
ze is that from ST. Petersburgh Tsarskoye Selo and
Pawlosk Imperial residences in the envrons of the
capital This road constructed by the engineer Cashier
is only about 27 kilometres III English miles) in length
and opened in 1887. The funds were provided by
joint stock company The shares were originally issued
at 2284 francs, ($4s84 but held 800 francs
i $500
The construction of this road which was but the intro
ducton of the system into Russia the creation
those of Saint German and of Versailles in France was
followed by the opening Of the great line from St.
Peersburgh to Moscow, which completed in 1851,
and which made by the Government under the drec
ton of the Minister Of Public Works. Count Klein Michel
1t is CAT kilometres 402 mes in length The ranspor-
taton this line is immensely beneficial to commerce.
and is daily increasing in amount The passage from
capital to the other is made in less than % hours.
Scarcely had this line been completed when the Empe-
ordered the construction of another gigantic
between ST. Petersburgh and Warsaw 1t has been
yeyed, and thousands of men engaged in grading it.
pass through the cities of Louga Pskof Dunaburg, Will
Grodno and Balystok and will the rivers Longo
Velika, Duna Viala, Nemen, and Narev. The chief
gineer, Gersfelt, directs the works Of this road
While this railway is in progress of construction
company has been formed at Riga for the creation of
branch road to unite this seaport with the city of Duna
burg and also to join Riga with the capitals of Russia
and Poland. This branch the track of which has been
surveyed by the engineer Gonzenbach win be POI kilo
metres (1373 mles in length. 1t will extend along the
right bank of the Duna and the cities of Jakob
stadt and Fredrchstad The capital stock is fixed at SO
millions of francs 6 50000 1t hoped that the Go
vernment will guaranty four per cent profit this stock
Another great line not yet surveyed is Du-
naburg, by way of Smolensk, with Moscow, and also
establish direct communication between this ancient
Russian metropolis and Warsaw.
In the south of the Empire it is said the Government
has just authorized the formation of company granting
1t guarantee OF four per cent the investment
dertake the construction of railroad between Wharkof
and Odessa This road viii cross the Dnieper Kreinent
choug, place situated above the rapids which obsruct
the navigation Of the Dneper This road will render to
the grain trade the benefit which that from puna-
burg Riga is destined to render the trade in flax and
timber.
Finally in the kingdom of Poland where for some years
the line from Warsaw to Mysloviz lin Russian Sesia)
has been full activity il is in contemplation to struct
two other inesonefr from Warsaw to Bromberg the other
from Warsaw to Posen But the to be made
this subject with the Prussian Government have net
yet been brought to satisfactory conclusion The line
from Warsaw to Mysloyitz about 1876 kilometres 1851
miles puts the capital of Poland in communication with
Vienna and Berlin, and consequently with Paris. When
the line from Warsaw to St. Petersburg shall be opened
which is expected to be within three years. the immense
distance separating the capitals of France and Russia can
be passed over in four or five days.