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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...

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...

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...

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...

The Province of Ontario has announced they are purchasing 3 new trainsets as a precursor to restoring rail service from the North to Toronto. This service was discontinued in 2012. Siemens will provide three trainsets; each consisting of a locomotive, 2 coaches, and a cab car (driving trailer)...

Amtrak has branded the new Siemens trainsets on order as "Airo." Airo appears to be a play on the word arrow, which is the name of Amtrak's reservation system. Amtrak's first logo was dubbed by pundits as "the pointless arrow." These trainsets are based upon the Viaggio Comfort cars--modified...

I recall reading a blurb in one of the UK railway publications that this Saturday (24 September) there will be a parade of historic trams in Dresden. After a pretty extensive English language internet search, I can't find any information on this event (not to be confused with the 14th steam...

Was planning to use a first class Eurailpass on Eurostar from Paris to London on 15 September. Will they be affected by the forthcoming ASLEF strike? Or, should I just fly to London instead? The next day I was planning a circle trip from London to Sheffield (via LNER), to Manchester (via TPE)...

Last year another member asked whether to purchase the paper or mobile Eurailpass in this thread: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/is-the-paper-or-mobile-interrail-better-and-how-to-make-reservations.219643/ This year, I am asking for help/leads in where I can purchase a paper Eurailpass...

I understand the short 4 km Le Locle to Les Brenets line is to permanently close and replaced by an electric trolleybus. I'd like to ride this before it closes, but I'm reading different closure dates ranging from March 2022 to December 2024. Can anyone point me to an official (or reliable)...

Amtrak's busiest station by ridership--New York Penn Station--is set to expand into the new Moynihan Train Hall. Opens New Year's day 2021. Moynihan Train Hall (MTH) is a westward expansion of the station across 8 Avenue. Amtrak's ticketing offices, waiting room, baggage check in facilties and...

Greetings! I'm planning to ride both the Island Line (its been a while since I've ridden this line), and the IOW Steam Railway. I'm starting my journey from Waterloo (actually starting from the US) and have a few questions (I did search this forum and other websites for answers): 1. The...

Amtrak's future fleet plans can now be viewed/downloaded at: https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/businessplanning/Amtrak-Equipment-Asset-Line-Plan-FY20-24.pdf Amtrak is currently still receiving the long delayed CAF single level cars, has on...

While the CAHSR has been discussed extensively in another thread, it may be possible that the Texas Central HSR may come to fruitiion first. This HSR line is proposed to link greater Dallas with greater Houston. But not if SNCF has their way. They have called for the good citizens and elected...

From Asia Times: The article does not mention if there will be any onboard staff, such as car hosts (typically found on Chinese HSR trains; generally at least one car host per car).

Many years ago, Chinese sleeping cars were painted a drab olive with a yellow stripe, until they were supplanted by a more modern, attractive white and red with orange accent livery. Here's a photo showing that livery: http://www.chinesemodeltrains.com/encyclopedia_yw25g.html During a recent...

I appreciate the cartography of the current, official DB railway network maps, those that are drawn to scale and are geographic. Generally, the style has been fairly consistent over the years. Going back to older maps, it is depressing to see the number of branch lines that have been...

I thinking of booking a multi-segment, first class DB sparpreis ticket. Let's say: Segment 1: Berlin to Dresden on a Friday Segment 2: Dresden to Frankfurt (Main) on a Saturday Let's say that plans change and I need to abandon segment 1, will this affect my ticket and reservations...

I'm planning a trip later this year using Bahn.de: Segment 1: Berlin Hbf to Leipzig Hbf Segment 2: Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt (Main) Hbf I am seeking a 3 hour connection to visit Leipzig. Bahn.de returns with ICE train times and this ominous message: ICE 1509: Berlin...