UkraineFor Mikhail #Korotkov, a lifelong “#trainspotter,” one unusual train on Russia’s railways became an obsession — like stalking a rare, shy beast.
He spent years tracking and photographing President Vladimir #Putin’s special hush-hush, deluxe armored #train. He was the first enthusiast to post an image of the train online in 2018. “Mere mortals do not travel on such a train”.
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The Washington Post
A railroad fan photographed Putin’s armored train. Now he lives in exile. For Mikhail Korotkov, a lifelong “trainspotter,” one unusual train on Russia’s railways became an obsession — like stalking a rare, shy beast. Korotkov, 31, spent years tracking and photographing President Vladimir Putin’s special hush-hush, deluxe armored train. He was the first enthusiast to post an image of the train — sleek sliver with red-and-gray detailing, often pulled by multiple boxy locomotives — online in 2018. “Mere mortals do not travel on such a train,” Korotkov wrote. Finding and photographing the train was both terrifying and exhilarating. To Korotkov, it was like a creepy “ghost train,” with a secret timetable, no identifying locomotive numbers and its windows always screened. At least one of the rail cars has an unusual dome on top — believed to house special communications equipment. Read the full story here.
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