Kalach in A Sentence

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    Corn from middle Russia for Astrakhan is transferred from the railway to boats at Tsaritsyn; timber and wooden wares from the upper Volga are unloaded here and sent by rail to Kalach; and fish, salt and fruits sent from Astrakhan by boat up the Volga are here unloaded and despatched by rail to the interior of Russia.

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    From that point, or rather from Kalach, where the railway (built in 1862) from the Volga has its western terminus, the traffic is very extensive.

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    It is also connected by rail with Kalach on the Don, where merchandise from the Sea of Azov is disembarked.

    4

    The Don is navigable throughout the government, and at Kalach is connected by a railway, 45 m.

    5

    The isthmus is too high to be crossed by means of a canal, but a railway to Kalach brings the Volga into some sort of connexion with the Don and the Sea of Azov.