The Investigations of Railroading in the Russian Empire and the Project of the Trans-Siberian Railway
The article examines the results of activities of the Commission on Railways Investigation and of the Imperial Russian technical society's Commission, which proved the need for the state supervision over the railroading. As a result the construction costs of railroads decreased, while the technical and operating indices and profitability increased. The author shows the role of the M.Gersevanov's Commission and of the Imperial Russian technical society in the positive answer to the «railway question in Siberia».