Swiss Rail: Come drive my train!
Short of train drivers and conductors, Swiss railways are searching for new recruits on station platforms with the lure of a try at a train simulator
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London: When walking beats the Tube
Subway maps that are designed for legibility often mislead travelers on how close or far stations actually are.
Hook of Holland rail link re-opens
Rail service is running again between the Hook of Holland ferry terminals and the world...but it's only a metro stop now.
Brightline: All Aboard for Orlando
Florida's growing high-speed rail company has plans to link up Miami's cruise terminal with Orlando's theme parks.
Steam returns to Belgian rail
Train World Museum will soon be operating a regular weekend steam service on a historic Belgian route.
Austria wins big on night-train bet
Austria's rail system is reaping the profits of a shrewd guess about the future of overnight trains and sleepers.
Night train network grows again
Plans for a new night train from Brussels to Vienna highlight the growing demand for overnight trains, only a few years after they seemed doomed to extinction.
Oct. 11, 2019: Hudswell Clarke Engine, Northumberland
Ian Cook shares photos of a beautiful Hudswell Clarke & Co 0-6-0T engine, spotted running on the Aln Valley Railway in Northumberland.
British rail operators push for simpler fares
Britain's rail operators line up behind a plan to simplify fares and make it easier to take the train instead of flying or driving.
Eurostar Amsterdam-London route soon
Arrangements are finally in place for London-bound passengers to clear customs in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, making direct train service possible.
France wants to merge Eurostar, Thalys
France's SNCF is pushing a plan to merge the two big transnational high-speed train companies; it already controls both.
Sept. 29, 2019: - Delaware & Ulster Railroad
Jonathan L shows us some of the classic rail cars of the Delaware & Ulster Railroad
Amtrak says goodbye to dining cars
Amtrak moves to phase out most of its dining cars and will stop cooking fresh meals on those that remain
KLM tries 'plane-to-rail' to Brussels
KLM is cancelling one of its five daily AMS-BRU flights. Despite the big fanfare, it's actually an experiment, but one with big possibilities.
Basel's Badischer Bahnhof: Underappreciated gem
Basel's Badischer Bahnhof is an architectural landmark with a quirky history.