There are some train-routes that became legendary during the past. In former times they were real means of transportation for long-distance travel. Nowadays their main purpose is tourism. In some countries (e.g. Russia) they still are important parts of their transport systems.
... long, and 25 to 170 km (16 to 105 miles) wide, with an area of 78,000 km² (24,560 sq. miles). The capital of Sakhalin is Yuzhno Sakhalinsk[?] (Japanese: Toyohara ...