Russian trainspotter has documented Putin's train, which the Russian leader uses, in his blog that hit the headlines. The ghost train of President Vladimir Putin is a unique and armored type that the Russian leader rides across stations.
Russian Trainspotter Tracks Putin's Ghost Train
The individual identified as Mikhail Korotkov, 31, has a blog dedicated to trainspotting, and the special train of Putin is of intense interest to him, as reported by Express UK.
According to Korotkov, the ghost train of Putin has special armor with a communications suite on board. The said train has no schedule and no serial numbers on it. He has been after the train and documenting it. He claims that only the Russian leader could access particular train stations all over Russia.
The train enthusiast claimed to have taken pictures of the unmarked train in Russia, taking tips to see the locomotive leaving Moscow which was the highlight of his hobby. However, he only posted a few of the images online. He added it was just a hobby, nothing more, and the attention it got was not expected.
Putin's Mysterious Armoured Train
The ghost train is sleek and silver with details of red and grew, which was pulled by other trains. Noticeably, the train had no numbers, and windows were always blocked, according to the train enthusiast. But one unusual detail is a dome on top of one railcar, which has special hi-tech communication equipment for the Kremlin leader, per Popular Mechanics.
In 2018 when he wrote the first post on the blog saying that no ordinary people cannot travel on such special trains. He added that he was so engrossed that he did not take rare pictures, and the challenge got consequences that were not considered at first.
One outlet, Proyekt stated that a network of clandestine stations with interconnecting rail is linked to where Putin would go, mentioned RFERL.
These stations were Novo Ogaryovo in Moscow's outskirts, built in 2015, and Valdai in 2019. During the pandemic, trainspotting enthusiasts and Korotkov have seen more of the ghost train transporting the Russian leader. It had more priority than other railways schedules, as observed.
In 2021, he posted that the train was at full speed, and other trains had to make way for it. Putin has been traveling in the locomotive as the war progresses in Ukraine, which Russian outlets investigate.
An outlet called the Dossier Centre in London, allegedly run by Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky cited an anonymous source that Vladimir Putin prefers to travel by train as of 2021. The reason is that it is hard to track compared to planes.
Trainspotter Warned by Strange Users Online
Eventually, his hobby got strange comments on YouTube videos that showed conversations with other trainspotters. One source could be the Federal Security Service, FSB, to stop his tracking of the shadowy trains once and for all. No one in Russia is allowed to compromise with Putin. Korotkov left Russia after the government decided to draft men to fight in Ukraine, noted the Washington Post.
