History of railways is inalienable part of history of country, her power and weaknesses, triumphs and catastrophes. Undertaken А. Б. Вульфовым labour is unique: a book contains not only valuable information about history of creation of the Russian railway system but also great number of domestic details allowing to the reader to make voyage in the past, to feel itself the passenger of ancient чугунки. Appendixes acquaint readers with scientific by researches and artistic works in verses and prose, the themes of that are related to per rail.