The Fabergé egg that contains a model of the Trans-Siberian Railway is called what?

The Fabergé egg containing a model of the Trans-Siberian Railway is called the Trans-Siberian Railway egg. Made in 1900, it was commissioned by Tsar Nicholas II and is one of the Imperial Easter eggs created under Peter Carl Fabergé’s supervision.

The egg’s design celebrates the railway’s importance to the Russian Empire. A broad silver band around its green guilloché-enamel shell carries a map of Russia and marks the railway route from Moscow to Vladivostok. The inscription identifies it as the route of the Grand Siberian Railway in 1900.

Inside is a tiny working train made from gold and platinum, with diamond details and ruby headlights. It includes a locomotive and several cars, including a chapel car. The model rests on a white onyx stand and can be removed from the egg for display.

“Train egg,” “Railroad egg,” and “Siberian Express egg” are understandable descriptions, but they are not the object’s established name. The railway itself was still being completed when the egg was made, making the piece both a royal gift and a celebration of a major imperial infrastructure project. It is displayed at the Kremlin Armoury in Moscow.