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This is Europe's largest rail project underway, and it's causing a stir in Russia. It's being built to meet a huge demand in NATO-controlled Europe for an impressive high-speed network. The project will cost a total of $8 billion and will stretch over 800 kilometers across three countries that haven't had a modern railway since the fall of the Soviet Union. In this video, you'll learn all about the construction of Rail Baltica, which is part of a European Union priority to increase transport over the next decade. 00:00 Introduction 00:48 Trans-European Transport Network 01:52 Rail Baltica Project 04:48 Europe (NATO) vs. Russia 06:11 Construction and Engineering 10:06 Electric Rail and Financing 11:37 Challenges