Metrolinkis a boon to Southern California commuters and those of us on day train trips. The first minutes of the trip run alongside the beach with views to the horizon, through villages and then north into more industrial areas. I catch the trains in Oceanside (the southern most stop in S...
Train travel is making a comeback across America. Thanks to the myriad headaches related to air travel or road trips (think too many cancellations and high prices) many younger Americans have rediscovered the joy of train travel. Since last year, Amtrak — the operator of long-distance rail ...
China’s expansive rail network gets you right in amongst it – reaching speeds in excess of 300km/h, the arrival of the fast-train network has been a game changer. Not only has it halved the time required to travel across the country, but it’s infinitely more ...
Now, it has become a first-class terminal, from which over 10 trains leave daily, reaching more than 100 cities across Asia and Europe. This epitomizes the rapid growth of the China-Europe freight train service. As of Saturday, the total number of China-Europe freight train trips has ...
The last time, I covered myfavorite train trips in the East. For our next installment, we will travel up the Pacific Coast from Los Angeles to Seattle, visit Canada for some great across-the-border train trips, and visit a few tourist railroads for some short, family-friendly and truly ...
Spanning 4352 kilometres between Perth and Sydney, theIndian Pacificis one of Australia’s most epic train trips. You’ll journey through deserts, mountains, goldfields, savannahs and rocky valleys on the four-day expedition, including the longest straight stretch of railway in the world across th...
29 (Xinhua) -- The total number of China-Europe freight train trips has exceeded 50,000 as a cargo train left the southwestern city of Chengdu on Saturday for Nuremberg in Germany, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. The value of goods transported by the cargo service ...
Sustainable Travel Canada's 4 best train trips offer big country adventures Nov 20, 2024 • 10 min read An overnight train trip through Canada will take you past some of North America's most spectacular scenery. Try these four world-class routes....
Approaching the border, the train calls at Niagara Falls USA, then rumbles slowly across the bridge over the Niagara River to Niagara Falls Canada station. Here, all passengers get off with their luggage, enter the station building and file through Canadian border control (which is pretty ...
On other trains there are two business class seats immediately behind the cab, arranged 1+1 across the car width, followed by three more red leather seats arranged 2+1 across the car width. As these three seats are narrower and don't recline or rotate, they are sold as first class. On...