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The Great Orme Tramway is a vintage charmer in Wales

At just 206 metres (680 feet) above sea level, the Great Orme (below) might be thought of as rather a slight hill. But it looks as imposing as a far greater eminence, as it overlooks the seaside resort of Llandudno, on the north Welsh coast about a 4½-hour drive or train ride from London and just over an hour's drive and two hours by rail from Liverpool. It’s a limestone headland about two miles long and a mile wide where, back in the Bronze Age, copper was mined (but they only discovered…

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Spectacular train rides without leaving home

You’re enjoying an adventure for the senses as you journey through the soaring Alps Mountains in Switzerland. You immediately understand why the magnificent view that surrounds you in Colorado inspired the words of “America the Beautiful.” You channel Harry Potter during a ride over the towering viaduct that the Hogwarts Express crossed in the popular film series. These and other equally dramatic, experiences can be yours while you travel no farther than the chair in front of your…

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Riding Canada's Rocky Mountaineer Railroad

On the Rocky Mountaineer from Vancouver to Banff; the views out of the huge windows can be enjoyed from the comfortable seat of your carriage. I don't think we’ve ever had such VIP treatment on any form of service anywhere. From the moment the coach came to pick us up at the hotel, the level of care we received from the Rocky Mountaineer people was almost embarrassing. read post

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3 convenient new tech features on India's railways

Rail travel is particularly popular in this enormous country, and over the years, Indian Railways has improved immensely in both service and technology. Here are three features which can be especially useful: read post

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John Kipper October 13, 2023 at 11:05am

Leaf peeping from the rails in the U.S. of A.! https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/bus-train/best-amtrak-t...
Barbara Necker July 1, 2023 at 6:05pm

Some interesting observations here: https://www.insider.com/reasons-train-travel-better-than-road-trips...

My family tried traveling by train instead of car, and I get the hype. Here are 6 ways rail travel…

Road trips are spontaneous and freeing for my family, but we prefer Amtrak train travel for the comfortable seats and ability to multitask on board.
Max Pesling June 12, 2023 at 7:16pm

Several months ago CNN Travel took a look at cool new rail developments this year: https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/new-rail-journeys-2023/index...

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/new-rail-journeys-2023/index.html
Jordan Simon January 10, 2023 at 2:09pm

A train buff writes in the news, business, and lifestyle site Inside.com about five cool new rail routes for 2023: https://www.insider.com/train-travel-europe-usa-japan-amtrak-best-n...
Jeffrey Kunst September 2, 2022 at 8:17pm

This month a particularly significant overnight train – from Hamburg to Stockholm – starts running. Here's why one rail travel expert says it will be a “game changer”: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/sep/01/train-bragging-swedi...

‘Train bragging’: Swedish service joins glorious resurgence of sleeper travel | Rail travel | The G…

Overnight carriages are coming out of mothballs for the Hamburg to Stockholm service as the flight-free movement gathers pace
Tripatini May 31, 2022 at 12:31pm

Caught this not long ago in The Guardian, where photographer Mario Heller wrote about his three weeks crossing the steppe by train. Here is his journey through the stories of the passengers, the history of the country and the romance of the railway. https://www.tripatini.com/group/kazakhstan/forum/topics/across-kaza...

Across Kazakhstan by rail - a photo essay

Caught this not long ago in The Guardian, where photographer Mario Heller wrote about his three weeks crossing the steppe by train. Here is his journ…
José Balido April 30, 2022 at 9:31pm

Interesting Guardian piece - and commentary - about how rail travel still has a certain romance to it, but in the USA at least it's all too pricey (much less of an issue, of course, in Europe and elsewhere, where it's more popular and/or subsidized): https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/29/romance-train...

The romance of train travel is still alive – but exorbitantly expensive | Emma Brockes | The Guardi…

A 19-hour journey from New York to Chicago filled me with wonder. Partly, as in the UK, at the price
Tripatini October 15, 2012 at 7:56pm

A fellow Tripatini member has a question about travel between Austria and Venice. Can you help? Please go to our Ask A Travel Pro section, http://www.tripatini.com/forum/topics/travel-route-from-hallstatt-a... Thank you!
Ed Wetschler June 6, 2012 at 12:28am

Good question about train travel in France/Monaco on our Ask A Travel Pro page. Can you offer some advice? http://www.tripatini.com/forum/topics/train-tickets-and-day-trips-n...
Ed Wetschler May 7, 2012 at 6:15pm

On to Baltimore for #SATWbal on Amtrak. The quiet car is actually quiet, the bar car serves wraps, and the wifi works. Have you had good experiences with Amtrak?