During the mid to late 19th century, the Russian Empire's infrastructure projects proved largely successful in accelerating the country into the modern era. However, to encourage this massive expansion within Russia, the Empire entrusted much of its railway expansion to private entities. The Russian Empires' new rail system was plagued by corruption by funding most private rail projects with public funds and leaving management up to the rail providers. As the Russian Empire entered the 1890's, a massive cholera epidemic took the country, but unlike previous years, the country was significantly better connected. How did Russian rail corruption affect the spread of cholera during the epidemic of 1892?