March 2, 20232 yr New rail tunnel connection between France and Italy. Pretty embarrassing how far behind we are in the US with regards to this type of technical civil engineering and execution capability. When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
March 4, 20232 yr While the US dithers with a mostly useless long-distance train "study", Europe keeps sprinting ahead: New Barcelona-Amsterdam night train is coming in 2025: https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/rail-travel/sleeper-train-barcelona-amsterdam-night-b2293498.html And this will be a private operator! (Sidenote: Europe now has a trade association representing private passenger rail operators: https://www.allrail.eu/) This is Europe's current night train network: Edited March 4, 20232 yr by gildone
March 18, 20232 yr High Speed Rail replaces car travel Hmm, I can see why the content is marked sensitive. I guess Twitter dislikes car violence too When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
March 21, 20232 yr I took Amtrak from Cleveland to New Mexico a few years ago. Just back from a nameless, relatively poor European country (not Ukraine!) -- and I just want to cry over how much better the trains and the service on the trains was. Mostly on time, cleaner, more comfortable, smoother ride, friendly cart service -- c'mon America, why are you satisfied with third-rate train travel?!?
March 21, 20232 yr 7 minutes ago, Foraker said: I took Amtrak from Cleveland to New Mexico a few years ago. Just back from a nameless, relatively poor European country (not Ukraine!) -- and I just want to cry over how much better the trains and the service on the trains was. Mostly on time, cleaner, more comfortable, smoother ride, friendly cart service -- c'mon America, why are you satisfied with third-rate train travel?!? I haven't taken Amtrak in a LONG time... I get the on time thing. However, from all the many reviews I have read over the years as well as YouTube videos I rarely hear complaints about cleanliness.
March 21, 20232 yr I've never had an issue with cleanliness. Service is sometimes limited, food isn't great, and scheduling is often atrocious. I've probably taken Amtrak 7 or 8 times on a wide variety of routes. EDIT: I've gotten on/off an Amtrak train 11 times on six different routes.
March 22, 20232 yr 14 hours ago, ryanlammi said: I've never had an issue with cleanliness. Service is sometimes limited, food isn't great, and scheduling is often atrocious. I've probably taken Amtrak 7 or 8 times on a wide variety of routes. EDIT: I've gotten on/off an Amtrak train 11 times on six different routes. The Amtrak train I was on was clean enough, the European train was surprisingly cleaner. Not a big deal. The ability to schedule a connection with a half-hour leeway sure beats air travel in the US -- an hour between connecting flights can be risky on some routes here. On-time performance for trains can make a big difference.
March 22, 20232 yr 14 hours ago, Htsguy said: I haven't taken Amtrak in a LONG time... I get the on time thing. However, from all the many reviews I have read over the years as well as YouTube videos I rarely hear complaints about cleanliness. 14 hours ago, ryanlammi said: I've never had an issue with cleanliness. Service is sometimes limited, food isn't great, and scheduling is often atrocious. I've probably taken Amtrak 7 or 8 times on a wide variety of routes. EDIT: I've gotten on/off an Amtrak train 11 times on six different routes. I've taken the Amtrak from Cleveland and/or Alliance, OH to DC, Philadelphia, New York, and Chicago. The trains were always clean and safe and actually nowhere near as loud on the inside as you might think. (The dining car options could use some improvements, but at least back then, I was able to bring my own food--either I was allowed or at least no one said anything.) But I haven't done it in the last 8 years, and that's almost entirely a function of (a) having kids, and (b) the trains only coming through Northeast Ohio in the graveyard hours of the night, at hours when if the kids aren't asleep, ain't nobody happy on that train.
March 22, 20232 yr 20 minutes ago, Gramarye said: I've taken the Amtrak from Cleveland and/or Alliance, OH to DC, Philadelphia, New York, and Chicago. The trains were always clean and safe and actually nowhere near as loud on the inside as you might think. (The dining car options could use some improvements, but at least back then, I was able to bring my own food--either I was allowed or at least no one said anything.) But I haven't done it in the last 8 years, and that's almost entirely a function of (a) having kids, and (b) the trains only coming through Northeast Ohio in the graveyard hours of the night, at hours when if the kids aren't asleep, ain't nobody happy on that train. How great would it be if Amtrak added a station in Hudson on the CLE-Pitt line? Much closer for Akron than CLE or Alliance, plus there’s already a nice little neighborhood at the station location. It probably only makes sense if frequency is increased and ideally if some daytime trains are added. A Hudson station would have direct service to CLE, Sandusky, Toledo, Chicago, Pitt, and DC. If the Pennsylvanian is extended to CLE, add Harrisburg, Philly, and NYC to the list. When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
March 22, 20232 yr Amtrak has wanted to add a station at Hudson but probably won't until there is daytime service. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 22, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, KJP said: Amtrak has wanted to add a station at Hudson but probably won't until there is daytime service. My initial thought. Hudson would not agree to a station if the only stop was 3am.
March 23, 20232 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 23, 20232 yr On 3/2/2023 at 9:22 AM, Boomerang_Brian said: New rail tunnel connection between France and Italy. Pretty embarrassing how far behind we are in the US with regards to this type of technical civil engineering and execution capability. ...except a prime reason why the United States has such a robust economy is because it's almost completely flat and featureless in its most-populated areas, namely the Eastern and Central Time Zones. It's hard to imagine anything resembling the new deep tunnels under the Alps anywhere in the East. The only really big rail tunnel project that has been proposed for the East is a tunnel under the Long Island Sound, connecting the Northeast Corridor with the LIRR. Closer to home, a tunnel under Lake Erie from Cleveland to Toronto is definitely buildable, and probably would be under study if Cleveland were a significantly bigger place.
March 23, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, Lazarus said: Closer to home, a tunnel under Lake Erie from Cleveland to Toronto is definitely buildable, and probably would be under study if Cleveland were a significantly bigger place. I don't think this would happen in the USA even if Cleveland had a population of 20 million. We can't even build new tunnels into Manhattan.
March 23, 20232 yr 6 hours ago, Lazarus said: ...except a prime reason why the United States has such a robust economy is because it's almost completely flat and featureless in its most-populated areas, namely the Eastern and Central Time Zones. It's hard to imagine anything resembling the new deep tunnels under the Alps anywhere in the East. The only really big rail tunnel project that has been proposed for the East is a tunnel under the Long Island Sound, connecting the Northeast Corridor with the LIRR. Closer to home, a tunnel under Lake Erie from Cleveland to Toronto is definitely buildable, and probably would be under study if Cleveland were a significantly bigger place. I don’t think the “flat and featureless in its most populated areas” would make a top 20 list of why America is economically successful. That aside, there are numerous projects that would work so much better if we could get our outrageous construction costs under control. Obviously the Gateway tunnels, the obscene costs of the East Side Access, and then realizing that the two together don’t improve through running capabilities in Manhattan. The challenges in upgrading Amtrak tunnel in Baltimore. If we had good cost structures, we could be building a high speed rail tunnel between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, which would be the single best intercity transit project in the country outside the Northeast corridor (because it would enable Chicago to NYC in roughly 4 hour via HSR - completely transformational for all of us who would live near that rail line.) I’m also thinking about the Texas triangle, which is screaming for HSR, and how unlikely the current proposal is to become reality. We need to get better and American political leadership needs to acknowledge and address the problems leading to these cost issues, without just giving up on transit investments. When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
April 19, 20232 yr On 3/23/2023 at 6:12 AM, Boomerang_Brian said: We need to get better and American political leadership needs to acknowledge and address the problems leading to these cost issues, without just giving up on transit investments. Unfortunately, the political class chooses to be lazy and focus on divisive, hot-button, cultural issues rather than the real problems the country is facing. Another great rail tunneling project would be Pittsburgh to DC, as would Denver to western Colorado. The latter would necessitate tunneling through the mountains in California to get to San Fran and LA. Although, California is taking care of tunneling through the mountains to get to southern Cal via Burbank.
April 20, 20232 yr Add Laos to the list of countries with better passenger rail than the US. Laos! For reference, roughly 500 miles straight line. I’m not sure on the route. When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
May 20, 20232 yr Interesting article that shows not only how night trains are proliferating across Europe while the US still lags behind even some developing nations, it also shows some of the challenges new entrants into the EU night train market face: From train guard to CEO: Meet the Dutchman who crowdfunded night train start-up European Sleeper https://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/05/20/from-train-guard-to-ceo-meet-the-dutchman-who-crowdfunded-night-train-start-up-european-sl
July 12, 20231 yr On 3/23/2023 at 6:12 AM, Boomerang_Brian said: I don’t think the “flat and featureless in its most populated areas” would make a top 20 list of why America is economically successful. That aside, there are numerous projects that would work so much better if we could get our outrageous construction costs under control. Obviously the Gateway tunnels, the obscene costs of the East Side Access, and then realizing that the two together don’t improve through running capabilities in Manhattan. The challenges in upgrading Amtrak tunnel in Baltimore. If we had good cost structures, we could be building a high speed rail tunnel between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, which would be the single best intercity transit project in the country outside the Northeast corridor (because it would enable Chicago to NYC in roughly 4 hour via HSR - completely transformational for all of us who would live near that rail line.) I’m also thinking about the Texas triangle, which is screaming for HSR, and how unlikely the current proposal is to become reality. We need to get better and American political leadership needs to acknowledge and address the problems leading to these cost issues, without just giving up on transit investments. keep in mond east side access was strictly a local project for upgrades for lirr commuters. this was cuomo’s pet project gift to his constituency that took away from other projects, but i digress lol. it was like any other local transit project in that it got some fed grant money, but three quarters of it was paid for by nys taxpayers. i think there was some work on straightening up lic queens harold tracks, but thats about all the benefit for interstate services. to get through running across manhattan would involve nyc, nys, interstate and fed coordination and cooperation. good luck with that, plus most certainly nys aint paying for it. so i dont see any movement on this at all other than the usual vague hopes and dreams talk by railfans, although it will probably happen someday. for anything at all similar to compare, just look how long arc/gateway is taking. ugh, but at least thats actually a big step closer to it.
August 11, 20231 yr oh geez nice — First 350-km/h high-speed rail launched in mountainous Guizhou Xinhua | Updated: 2023-08-08 GUIYANG -- A Fuxing bullet train departed on Tuesday morning from Guiyang, capital city of Southwest China's Guizhou province, marking the full operation of the Guiyang-Libo section of the Guiyang-Nanning High-speed Railway. The Guiyang-Nanning High-speed Railway is the first high-speed rail with a designed speed of 350 km/h for both Guizhou province and South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, of which Nanning is the capital city. Due to complicated landforms along the rail section, including high mountains and steep valleys, the Guiyang-Libo section consists of 86 bridges and 62 tunnels. The mileage of bridges and tunnels accounts for 90 percent of the total mileage of the section. https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202308/08/WS64d1b266a31035260b81ae84.html Passengers are pictured aborad Train D6171 from Guiyang to Libo, both in Southwest China's Guizhou province, on Aug 8, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua] *** The Guiyang-Libo section of the Guinan's high-speed railway was officially put into operation 8/7/2023, 8:34:03 PM Highlights: On August 8, the Guiyang-Libo section of the Guinan's high-speed railway was officially put into operation. The line is an important part of China's "eight vertical and eight horizontal" railway network from Baotou to Hainan Railway, with a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour. China National Railway Group Co. Ltd. operated 28 mobile train trains in a single day in the early stage of operation of Guili section of Guizhou high- speed railway. more: https://www.tellerreport.com/business/2023-08-08-the-guiyang-libo-section-of-the-guinan-s-high-speed-railway-was-officially-put-into-operation.BJ4YTW1nn.html *** As one of the most typical areas in the world for karst landform development, mountainous Guizhou Province, of which Guiyang is the capital city, witnessed the miraculous journey of the train through its high mountains and steep valleys. With one tunnel after another, one bridge after another, the light inside the carriage flickers. After more than six years of construction, the railway of Guiyang-Libo section takes passengers on a remarkable journey with rapid transition of scenes outside the window. The Guiyang-Nanning High-speed Railway links Guiyang Province and south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, of which Nanning is the capital city. The Guiyang-Libo section has 86 bridges and 62 tunnels, while the mileage of bridges and tunnels accounts for 90 percent of the total mileage. Among the first passengers of the train was 74-year-old Xu Jiyou, a retired railway worker. Xu and his wife were taking the trip in celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary, enjoying a unique sense of romance. https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/273925868/first-350-kmh-high-speed-train-traverses-chinas-mountainous-guizhou
August 11, 20231 yr August 11, 2023 Written by David Burroughs Tracklaying begins on China - Vietnam line The new line is due to be completed in December. TRACKLAYING has begun on a 46.9km section of the new line between China and Vietnam. The line will run from Fangchenggang to Dongxing on the Vietnamese border in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China. Chinese state broadcaster CGTN reports that a tracklaying machine has installed a 500m-long section of track. The new line will initially be operated at up to 200km/h, with plans to upgrade this to 250km/h in future. The line will make travel between the Beibu Gulf economic zone, the Greater Bay Area and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) markets easier and faster, including reducing the journey time between Fangchenggang and Dongxing from 60 minutes to 20 minutes and connecting Dongxing to China’s 42,000km high-speed network. Tracklaying is due to be completed by the end of September and the new line could enter service by the end of December. https://www.railjournal.com/infrastructure/tracklaying-begins-on-china-vietnam-line/ The China - Laos Railway is currently China's main rail connection with the Asean region.Photo Credit: Shutterstock/PHOUTHONG LOUANGKHOTH
August 28, 20231 yr free trials on the new bangkok pink line until november — The Pink Line will start its trial run on Tuesday, with free rides to be offered to passengers in September and October, said a source from the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA). The trial run is set to begin after the Northern Bangkok Monorail (NBM), which was granted the concession to operate the line, finished its systems test run from the depot station to the Nonthaburi government complex station. The entire line covers 30 stations. The Pink Line will offer free rides for the next two months before opening as a commercial service in November. The opening comes earlier than planned, the source said. Construction of the MRTA's Pink Line, linking Khae Rai Station at one end to Min Buri Station on the other, has been underway since 2016, with the government helping the MRTA with the land appropriation. The 34.5-kilometre-long straddle monorail line starts at Nonthaburi Civic Centre Station, which is connected to the MRT Purple Line, and ends at Min Buri Station, which will be connected with the Orange Line that is currently under construction. https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/free-trial-starts-on-pink-line/ar-AA1fhKoK btw here is the bangkok metro map — all this to date was built in under 25yrs !!! 🙀 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport_in_Bangkok Edited August 28, 20231 yr by mrnyc
August 28, 20231 yr naples to bari tunneling — Largest TBM in Italy launched to bore 2km tunnel on new Bari to Naples line 10 AUG, 2023 BY ROB HAKIMIAN WeBuild has launched the tunnel boring machine (TBM) Aurora for a 2km tunnel as part of the new Naples to Bari railway in Italy. The TBM boring the Grottaminarda Tunnel has a 12m diameter cutter head and is 100m long, making it the largest currently in operation in Italy. It has 18 motors providing 6.3MW of power. It will excavate an average of 15m a day in the direction of Apice, where it is expected to arrive in early 2024. The overall project will enable rail travel across the 260km between Naples on the west coast and Bari on the east coast in two hours using a combination of new and upgraded infrastructure, including double tracking sections of single track. This will modernise the existing train link between the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic mainlines, a “highly tortuous route that lacks infrastructural homogeneity” according to project promoter Italferr. https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/largest-tbm-in-italy-launched-to-bore-2km-tunnel-on-new-bari-to-naples-line-10-08-2023/?eea=*EEA*
September 1, 20231 yr 5-minute video on the new Lyons-Turin high-speed rail line featuring the Mont Cenis Base Tunnel, which will become the world's longest rail tunnel and there will be two of them. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 21, 20231 yr New passenger rail corridor in Mexico uses some ex-Amtrak equipment, but mostly from the UK: https://www.trains.com/trn/britain_u-s-_passenger_equipment_heads_to_mexico/
September 25, 20231 yr vauxhall — voksal interesting, who knew? https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cxcrs49oog5/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
September 26, 20231 yr Interesting discussion on UK high speed rail projects with commentary on Brightline and other thoughts on US high-speed rail. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/9/26/2194834/-Why-the-case-for-the-UK-s-second-true-high-speed-rail-line-undermines-US-cases-for-HSR
September 28, 20231 yr On 9/24/2023 at 12:24 PM, gildone said: This is how you design a train station in a suburban area: That is absolutely amazing. When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
September 30, 20231 yr Watched and wept for the comparison to the US. The US is so far behind other places in the world on many fronts, not just train infrastructure, but this is another reminder of ways that the US is behind "world-class" infrastructure in other countries. On 9/24/2023 at 12:24 PM, gildone said: This is how you design a train station in a suburban area: On 9/28/2023 at 8:08 AM, Boomerang_Brian said: That is absolutely amazing. Agreed.
October 1, 20231 yr brisbane’s cross river rail project thru the middle of town is well underway — we will be there next month so looking forward to that — MAJOR PROJECTSEDITORIAL DESKFRI 29 MAY 20 Cross River Rail: Everything You Need to Know Construction on Queensland's biggestinfrastructure project, the $5.4 billion Cross River Rail is quickly taking shape. When realised, the Queensland government-led project will comprise a 10.2 kilometre rail line which will run from Dutton Park in Brisbane's southern suburbs to Bowen Hills in the city's north, with a 5.9 kilometre-tunnel under the CBD. The project, overseen by the The Pulse consortium, will deliver four underground stations at Boggo Road, Woolloongabba, Albert Street and Roma Street, as well as eight upgraded stations across Brisbane's fringes and three new Gold Coast stations at Pimpama, Helensvale North and Merrimac. At peak, the Cross River Rail is expected to create 7,700 construction jobs throughout south-east Queensland. The new rail line, part of Brisbane’s broad infrastructure pipeline, which includes the $3 billion Queen’s Wharf Project, new Brisbane Airport redevelopment, and Brisbane Quarter, is also playing a large part in the city's improving employment base and push for commercial development. The projects main aim is to unblock the commuter bottle-neck within a city which is rapidly growing along its famous winding river. Demand for Brisbane's rail services is forecasted to double by 2026, and triple by 2036 and the project seeks to respond to these pressures. more: https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/cross-river-rail-brisbane https://crossriverrail.qld.gov.au streetview — albert st station work: https://www.google.com/maps/@-27.4719592,153.0274662,3a,74.6y,358.43h,104.7t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sCinSrYrvB_myuI34vAwXhQ!2e0
October 1, 20231 yr china’s opening day bullet train over taiwan strait — See China's first high-speed overwater bullet train line The new line in China's Fujian province goes along the west side of the Taiwan Strait, with the trains running as fast as 217 miles per hour. 00:39 - Source: CNN https://www.cnn.com/videos/travel/2023/09/29/bullet-train-china-taiwan-strait-lon-orig-no-ao.cnn
October 3, 20231 yr when it gets this sugary cute it only reminds me of the rumor the japanese government has long invested in kawaii culture to get the world to forget their world war two atrocities. 🤷♂️😿 https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cxp4FlcSWg-/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
October 3, 20231 yr 51 minutes ago, mrnyc said: when it gets this sugary cute it only reminds me of the rumor the japanese government has long invested in kawaii culture to get the world to forget their world war two atrocities. 🤷♂️😿 https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cxp4FlcSWg-/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Fantastic! That train model also looks very similar to those used on the Red Line. C’mon RTA what you waiting for?! My hovercraft is full of eels
October 8, 20231 yr ÖBB is the best night train operator in Europe. Meanwhile in the US, we struggle to get rolling stock built (Thanks to @KJP for passing this along): Solo sleeping pods aim to revolutionize European train travel Julia Buckley, CNN Updated 6:28 AM EDT, Fri October 6, 2023 https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/travel/article/obb-nightjet-new-trains/index.html Edited October 8, 20231 yr by gildone
October 14, 20231 yr Bloody Brits, acting like scoundrel Yanks "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 16, 20231 yr Lviv is a wonderful city. Ranks right up with Kyiv but less hectic. Glad their rail links are being improved considering the lack of commercial aviation. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 31, 20231 yr Meanwhile, somewhere on the New York-Chicago high-speed line in 2045 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 31, 20231 yr 2 hours ago, KJP said: Meanwhile, somewhere on the New York-Chicago high-speed line in 2045 Always impressive when standing there and feeling the vacuum created!
October 31, 20231 yr A video look at the new overnight train equipment purchased by ÖBB, Austria's state railway. PS... I like their slogan: "Dream Tonight. Enjoy Tomorrow"
October 31, 20231 yr 5 hours ago, KJP said: Meanwhile, somewhere on the New York-Chicago high-speed line in 2045 All of the California HSR stations will have four tracks, just like this. Yet 15 years into it, online critics still assert that every train will have to stop at every station.
November 16, 20231 yr On 10/31/2023 at 12:13 PM, gildone said: A video look at the new overnight train equipment purchased by ÖBB, Austria's state railway. PS... I like their slogan: "Dream Tonight. Enjoy Tomorrow" Check out this thread on the couchette / mini-cabin feature on these new night trains: ... ... (Much more content in the thread for those who can still tolerate Xitter.) When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
November 22, 20231 yr A BIG YES to this! Imagine a fleet of overnight trains linking major city-pairs in the Northeast-Great Lakes mega regions! New York to Montreal, Buffalo, Toronto, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Detroit, Indianapolis-St Louis and Chicago! New York to Pittsburgh, Washington DC, Atlanta, Tampa and Miami! Washington DC to Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville! And more! The sticking point is that this, along with multi-frequency daytime corridor services and more through trains will require a major investment in new tracks off current freight lines. It can and should be done.
November 25, 20231 yr This could be somewhere between Chicago and New York City but we chose to be clunky instead https://x.com/the_transit_guy/status/1728407672792465841?s=20 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 27, 20231 yr melbourne is hard at work building a tunnel and new stations that will untangle the old and bizzare city loop logjam — the tunneling is done and they are working on the stations — actually i’m here now, so stay tuned to see some of that at some point — 👍 Metro Tunnel Project A city-shaping project for Melbourne and Victoria. Metro Tunnel Train travel will be easier with more trains able to carry more people on the Sunbury, Cranbourne and Pakenham lines. A dedicated tunnel from Kensington to South Yarra will create a direct connection between the west and the south east. more: https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/metro-tunnel
November 27, 20231 yr 6 hours ago, mrnyc said: melbourne is hard at work building a tunnel and new stations that will untangle the old and bizzare city loop logjam — the tunneling is done and they are working on the stations — actually i’m here now, so stay tuned to see some of that at some point — 👍 There's a fancy YouTube channel that details a lot of these mega-projects. Here is the one they did for the Melbourne project, which includes some great shots of the work. Enjoy the trip!
November 27, 20231 yr How 'bout that https://x.com/RAILMag/status/1729190601034539498?s=20 Ukraine is under wartime conditions and is managing to improve its international rail connectivity. The U.S. & Canada have been at peace for more than 200 years and have massive economic synergy. Yet there's a total of 4 scheduled daily roundtrips between the two counties. 🇺🇸🇨🇦 Ukrainian railways || Укрзалізниця @Ukrzaliznytsia · 7h Starting from Dec 10, 2023, a new direct train 143/146 Vienna - Chop - Vienna will run. The arrival of several trains from Kyiv, Rivne, Lutsk, Lviv has been adjusted to connect with this train in Chop. Tickets for train No. 143/146 are available at international ticket offices. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 5, 20231 yr melbourne flinders station commuter train announcement — 😂 https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0SHZ36A8ih/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
December 6, 20231 yr sure we have brightline in florida, but in europe private train services are a-boomin these days: The Channel Tunnel’s passenger train service has a major problem. Now a radical shakeup might be on its way By Ben Jones, CNN 8 minute read Published 5:23 AM EST, Sun December 3, 2023 CNN — Demand for high-speed rail travel is booming in Europe. Travelers are desperate for a fast, sustainable alternative to short-haul air flights and congested highways. But there’s a problem. Demand is outstripping supply on many routes. Trains are full and prices are often sky high, forcing many travelers to use less eco-friendly modes of transport. more: https://www.cnn.com/travel/channel-tunnel-eurostar-radical-shakeup Eurostar has had a three-decade monopoly on passenger trains through the Channel Tunnel. Lex Van Lieshout/ANP/AFP/Getty Images
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