Recent content by Shinkansenfan

I too lament the transformation of HyperDia into a useless shell website of its once informative self. Consider using: https://roote.ekispert.net/en which I used to plan an elaborate itinerary to ride various endangered railway lines. Ekispert at least on one occasion provided me with the...

Flying Snail, thanks for the suggestion. I see that SNCF and (was it SNCB?) want to restart conventional services via the classic tracks between Paris and Amsterdam. In my case, the Amsterdam to Paris train 9328 arrived on Platform 4, where the Brussels to Paris train 9428 was already standing...

Superalbs, thanks for your fast reply! If booking as two separate seat reservations, I expect to dash between the two halves of the trainset during the 5 minute station dwell. Is it a correct assumption the Brussels to Paris segment will be on the south (leading) end of the train with the AMS...

The first class Eurailpass holder fare is not available on many Thalys departures in September from Amsterdam to Paris. But as a workaround, if booked as AMS to Brussels + Brussels to Paris and I pay the bahksheesh twice, I can get a first class seat on Thalys from AMS to Paris. Details: The...

Thank you both Snow1964 and JonathanH! The RealTimeTrains link is particularly useful as I would rather have 0 than 2 connections via Paddington, and the direct service offers first class for the entirety of the journey.

The old Virgin Trains timetable helpfully provided information as to which meal was served on specific trains and from specific stations. Avanti's webpage listing food menus is silent as to when breakfast ends and rest of day fare begins. Anyone know what is the lastest time one can depart...

I would like to travel to Wareham to connect to the Swanage Railway. 9 September is the last day this season Swanage Railway will run to Wareham. The National Rail website states a rail replacement bus service will operate between Clapham Jct and Surbiton. There is no word on whether the...

You will need a MetroCard to pay your fare on the Roosevelt Island tram. The OMNY contactless card and contactless credit card and mobile phone payment system has not been installed yet. It is coming. [Yes, I know Tokyo has had Suica and PASMO for years; London the Oyster.] That's said, you can...

Like to learn more. The link is to an unrelated LUL document.

A colleague went to an event in Ottawa today where one of VIA's new Siemens trainset was open for walk through and inspection. According to that colleague, the VIA head of fleet person stated that VIA intends to issue an RFP for 300 cars. This order would replace all non corridor trains, such...

Full LIRR service for Grand Central starts 27 February 2023. This will replace the interim Grand Central Direct shuttle service. New timetables for all branches: https://new.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables Scroll down past other timetables to those with 27 February start...

The developer of the adjacent new tall office tower named "One Vanderbilt" funded passenger circulation improvements to the existing Lexington Line station (4, 5, 6 trains) as well as to the Shuttle station. For those headed to lower Manhattan, going into Penn Station and transferring to either...

Original concept (which used some of the lower level Metro-North tracks) in high level planning stage was priced at US $1 billion (US billion). The current concept was priced around US $3 billion. Over time it has increased to now near $12 billion, depending upon how certain project costs are...

The largest new railway station built in North America in the past 70+ years quietly opened for limited service this past Wednesday. Branded as Grand Central Madison, this new station is located deep under the existing, iconic Grand Central Terminal of New York Central fame. It is now used by...

A recently released Amtrak Office of the Inspector General report states the first Airo trainset will be approximately 5 1/2 months late due to need to redesign the cafe cars (incurring a $42 million change order fee). Other issues cited concern delays in modifying the various maintenance...