EU supporting more rail connections
The EU's transportation chiefs are offering a plan to help open more cross-border rail connections
Rail Travel and Trains
High-speed train makes unscheduled maternity stop
An unexpected event holds up the train to Strasbourg...
Eurostar: Merging, shrinking, expanding
Eurostar and Thalys have completed their merger, but the company is still faced with post-pandemic and post-Brexit issues
France, Germany handing out free rail tidkets
60,000 tickets will help celebrate the 60th anniversary of a key Franco-German treaty
Germany's €49 fare hits a delay
Even with financing agreed, a number of "open points" are holding up the start of the new program.
20th Century Limited is back for 21st
Two cars from the iconic train will make excursion runs this year, including one covering the whole original route.
End of the Line for France's tix validators
Time moves on, and paper tickets are disappearing from France's rail system, along with the platform machines used to punch them.
London to Berlin by sleeper train? Maybe!
Another new European sleeper train route opens a possibility for overnight rail from London to Berlin
Germany: Exec pay cuts for slow trains
Germany plans to address issues with DB's on-time performance and customer service by holding back bonuses for executives
Amtrak orders new fleet for East Coast
Amtrak's East Coast services are slated to get a new generation of rolling stock over the next few years.
German trains: faster and greener
Germany is getting its fastest trains ever, and swapping plastic for glass and porcelain in its bistro cars.
Swiss train bridges the (track) gap
After over 100 years, two parts of a Swiss rail route have worked out how to (nearly) become one
Berlin and London: Remembering the Kindertransport
In Berlin and London, monuments remind us of the Kindertransport that saved thousands of children from the Nazis, and of those who weren't saved.
Portugal: Big plans for high-speed rail
Portugal, which has faced criticism over slow development of key rail links, is getting a master plan for rail improvements through 2050
The Train in Spain... gets new competitor
More competing companies offering high-speed trains in Spain is expected to lower fares and increase passenger counts.