Day 9 – The High-Speed Sapsan … Isn’t.
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Day 9 – The High-Speed Sapsan … Isn’t.

ByJim Loomis

Russia’s Sapsan trains linking Moscow and St. Petersburg sure look like high-speed trains – sleek and streamlined inside and out like the French TGV and the Eurostar, but the trip this morning to St. Petersburg was pretty ordinary, with – just my best guess – speeds topping out at 80 or perhaps 90 mph ……