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Train travel news and features for May 2013
Keep up to date with train travel news and features from top newspapers, magazines, blogs and industry sources. Photo: © Pressureua | Dreamstime.com
Why 'People Movers' Are Popping Up in Cities Everywhere mashable.com, May 22, 2013
Amtrak bill would let trains go to the dogs thehill.com, May 22, 2013
Ecuador: A New Cruise Train & Incredible Bio-Diversity Have Me Thinking About Visiting Ecuador travelvideo.tv, May 22, 2013
Japan: Take a Ride on the Zoo Train Where the Seats Stare Back rocketnews24.com, May 22, 2013
Australia: A rail relaxing journey nzherald.co.nz, May 22, 2013
China: Watch: World's highest railway gets 253km longer shanghaiist.com, May 22, 2013
Canada: Via Rail adopts airline pricing model .thestar.com, May 22, 2013
Kazakhstan: New passenger train Almaty-Khorgos launched tengrinews.kz, May 22, 2013
France: Cheap-day return TGVs in the north connexionfrance.com, May 22, 2013
California: Families have lots of options to ride rails mercedsunstar.com, May 21, 2013
Germany should be model for Europe's railways railjournal.com, May 21, 2013
The Future of Caltrain and High Speed Rail in San Francisco: Considering the Options streetsblog.org, May 21, 2013
Stieg Larsson on the Trans-Siberian telegraph.co.uk, May 21, 2013
Shinkansen 2027: Fiercely Minimalist Maglev Stations? akihabaranews.com, May 21, 2013
Gliding through history on Jerusalem’s light rail .jns.org, May 21, 2013
China: 35 cities get green light for urban rail ecns.cn May 21, 2013
Queensland: A steam dream abc.net.au/, May 21, 2013
New High Speed Train Station due for Turkish capital worldbulletin.net, May 21, 2013
Costa Rica revives San Jose suburban line railjournal.com, May 21, 2013
Russia: Sochi rail link powers up globalrailnews.com, May 21, 2013
Cologne/Frankfurt: AIRail celebrates ten years successful service breakingtravelnews.com, May 21, 2013
Sydney counts down to last monorail run globalrailnews.com, May 21, 2013
Lithuanian railway to launch new fast train to Minsk baltic-course.com, May 21, 2013
Poor rail system in Conn. ties up entire Northeast bostonglobe.com, May 21, 2013
Proposed high-speed rail network a high investment for Laos channelnewsasia.com, May 21, 2013
Construction work on Dublin LRT Luas extension to begin next month raillynews.com, May 20, 2013
Guide To The Best NYC Beaches You Can Get To Without A Car gothamist.com, May 20, 2013
California: Tunnel slide jeopardizes Skunk Train's future mercurynews.com, May 20, 2013
Minn. Metro renames Hiawatha light rail Blue Line metro-magazine.com, May 20, 2013
Hungary: Solar-powered rail vehicle ready for service railjournal.com, May 20, 2013
The world's most luxurious rail station... that the King of Saudi Arabia has ordered to be built in just four years dailymail.co.uk, May 20, 2013
Amtrak's Cities Sprinter, Practical If Not Pretty evworld.com, May 20, 2013
Think big, start small stuff.co.nz, May 20, 2013
Amtrak chugging away at expansion, high-speed rail dailyherald.com, May 20, 2013
India: Track the train thehindu.com, May 20, 2013
Cape Cod train service to begin bostonglobe.com, May 19, 2013
Unlikely tourist ride: Rio shantytown cable car fosters.com, May 19, 2013
Eurostar train direct from London to Provence — and into the life of Cezanne skift.com, May 18, 2013
UK: Full steam ahead for new London rail link oxfordmail.co.uk, May 18, 2013
Prague plans subway 'Love Train' for Czech singles dailytelegraph.com.au, May 18, 2013
Southeast Asia: All board! thestarphoenix.com, May 18, 2013
USA: Seeing the country by train washingtonpost.com, May 17, 2013
Hop on the subway to discover LA stuff.co.nz, May 17, 2013
London-Frankfurt direct high-speed train service still on track ausbt.com.au, May 17, 2013
Japan: New Shinkansen to Use Revolutionarily Simple Stations, Cuts Include Ticket Booths, Waiting Rooms, Humans rocketnews24.com, May 17, 2013
Tanzania: Rail Travel for Major Revamp allafrica.com, May 17, 2013
Amtrak Upgrades Wi-Fi Service on Trains nytimes.com, May 16, 2013
New York's MTA Takes First Steps Toward Hardening Subway Against Future Storms wnyc.org, May 16, 2013
Baltimore: Marc Train To Begin Weekend Service! citypaper.com, May 16, 2013
Oregon: Antique Trains Ride Again This Month on Oregon Coast beachconnection.net, May 16, 2013
Twin Cities: Hiawatha light-rail name to be phased out for Blue Line startribune.com, May 16, 2013
San Diego: Mid-Coast Trolley Extension Project Takes A Major Step Forward scoopsandiego.com, May 16, 2013
A Desire Named Streetcar onearth.org, May 16, 2013
Inside Mexico City's Chaotic Underground Rush Hour theatlanticcities.com, May 16, 2013
London's Tube: An Underground History quiz - fact or fiction? radiotimes.com, May 16, 2013
Amtrak Is Introducing Acela-Like Wi-Fi nytimes.com, May 16, 2013
India: New train between Lucknow, Varanasi indiatimes.com, May 16, 2013
Subway violinist arrested after impromptu concert usatoday.com, May 15, 2013
Riding New Zealand’s TranzAlpine railstaff.co.uk, May 15, 2013
Trains return to northern Sri Lanka railjournal.com, May 15, 2013
India: Ever sat on top of a train? coolage.in, May 15, 2013
Wifi to be introduced at 25 railway stations across Scotland theedinburghreporter.co.uk, May 15, 2013
Vintage Photos Show The Construction Of New York’s Subway 100 Years Ago fastcoexist.com, May 15, 2013
Enormous Green Roof Planned For Italian Train Station earthtechling.com, May 15, 2013
Train Chartering – Private Rail Hire on Five Continents prweb.com, May 15, 2013
British Columbia: Prince starts chugging Saturday princegeorgecitizen.com, May 15, 2013
New Trains Break Known Baltic Rail Speed Record err.ee, May 15, 2013
Vacations By Rail and AARP Announce a New Provider Relationship digitaljournal.com, May 15, 2013
Learn to Operate a Steam Locomotive This Summer at New Hampshire's Loon Mountain Resort unionleader.com, May 14, 2013
New locomotives carry America's rail renaissance forward fastlane.dot.gov, May 14, 2013
Europe: Beach holidays by train: the seaside express telegraph.co.uk, May 14, 2013
In praise of China's high-speed trains scmp.com, May 14, 2013
The Most Promising North American Rail Regions Over the Next Decade potomacexpress.blogspot.com, May 14, 2013
Florida First Coast Commuter Rail inches forward raillynews.com, May 14, 2013
Oregon: Amtrak docents add education to scenic views heraldandnews.com, May 14, 2013
Rail marvel in New York thestar.com.my, May 14, 2013
New South Wales: Zig Zag Railway postpones reopening lithgowmercury.com.au, May 14, 2013
A first look inside Auckland’s new trains scoop.co.nz, May 14, 2013
First phase of Sri Lanka’s northern railway project commissioned raillynews.com, May 14, 2013
Rocky Mountaineer’s Exclusive Free Upgrade Offer Elevates Western Canadian Rail Journey etravelblackboard.com, May 14, 2013
5 Great Train Journeys Around The World zagat.com, May 13, 2013
Passenger Rail Projects Proliferate in Central Florida wnyc.org, May 13, 2013
S. Korea's Newest Trains Take Tracks Less Traveled voanews.com, May 13, 2013
Saskatchewan tourist train season gearing up cbc.ca, May 13, 2013
Minneapolis light rail line given green light globalrailnews.com, May 13, 2013
Iraq to rebuild rail system as reconstruction gathers pace scmp.com, May 13, 2013
First Amtrak Cities Sprinters unveiled globalrailnews.com, May 13, 2013
West Virginia: Cass Scenic Railroad begins daily trips May 24 herald-dispatch.com, May 13, 2013
Queensland: First steam train trip from Warwick to Toowoomba a success thechronicle.com.au, May 13, 2013
Rick Steves: How to tour Europe by train usatoday.com, May 12, 2013
Going gourmet riding Australia's Ghan railway dailymail.co.uk, May 12, 2013
Next stop Alaska: Combining a cruise with the slow train through The Rockies dailymail.co.uk, May 12, 2013
Texas: Riding rails at very high speed star-telegram.com, May 12, 2013
Balkans train journeys: travels with Tito telegraph.co.uk, May 12, 2013
India: Itarsi-Betul railway route set to complete 100 years india.com, May 12, 2013
Rocking and rolling Rovos yahoo.com, May 12, 2013
5 train stations worth a stop this summer wtvr.com, May 12, 2013
The slow train to New York express.co.uk, May 11, 2013
High-Speed Rail News Roundup raileurope.com, May 11, 2013
Wichita plans to bridge gap in rail service kfdi.com, May 10, 2013
Amtrak Promotes Safety And Security With Animated Video For Kids traintraveling.com, May 10, 2013
Queensland: Historic Sunlander train to make tracks abc.net.au, May 10, 2013
JR to operate upscale restaurant train featuring Tohoku delicacies, design japantimes.co.jp, May 10, 2013
Shanghai mulls air train scheme china.org.cn, May 10, 2013
A view on: high-speed rail in Australia theconversation.com, May 10, 2013
Eastern & Oriental Express: All aboard for a trip through history montrealgazette.com, May 9, 2013
Travel Postcard: 48 hours in the Scottish Highlands reuters.com, May 9, 2013
Photos: Parade Of Beautiful Vintage Trains At Grand Central Terminal This Weekend gothamist.com, May 9, 2013
Canada: Via Rail assessing need for mandatory passenger ID checks o.canada.com, May 9, 2013
L.A.’s underground art scene washingtonpost.com, May 9, 2013
How to Travel From Paris to Munich & Other Top Cities by Train raileurope.com, May 9, 2013
Monorail to ease Shanghai's congestion chinadaily.com.cn, May 9, 2013
China's first monorail system coming to Shanghai in 2015 shanghaiist.com, May 9, 2013
Bulgaria to Open Svilengrad-Kapitan Andreevo High-Speed Rail Line novinite.com, May 9, 2013
Yuxi-Mengzi: China's newest railway gokunming.com, May 9, 2013
Iraq Laying Plans to Rebuild Rail System voanews.com, May 8, 2013
Britain sets out HS2 legislation railjournal.com, May 8, 2013
London: Squeezing more from the tube therailengineer.com, May 8, 2013
UK: The Orient Express of the North launches new regional routes metro.co.uk, May 8, 2013
New York State: Adirondack Scenic Railroad goes to Big Moose wktv.com, May 8, 2013
Miami rail station to rise this year miamitodaynews.com, May 8, 2013
Iraq to rebuild rail system as reconstruction gathers pace reuters.com, May 8, 2013
What can UK learn from Spanish high speed rail? bbc.co.uk, May 8, 2013
Live music returns to London trains globalrailnews.com, May 8, 2013
Oregon Coast Scenic Rail Rides Begin Season This Month beachconnection.net, May 7, 2013
All Aboard the Grand Canyon Rail abc15.com, May 7, 2013
NYC: Subway service to return to Rockaway in June nydailynews.com, May 7, 2013
Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan to connect railway networks raillynews.com, May 7, 2013
South Africa's Rovos Rail: Great Train Journeys telegraph.co.uk, May 7, 2013
5 train stations worth a stop cnn.com, May 7, 2013
Fujiyamashita Station: Crushing Dreams Since 1928 rocketnews24.com, May 7, 2013
American Maglev Trains Still Stuck At The Station earthtechling.com, May 7, 2013
Image of the Day: Lego London train station with working trains dvice.com, May 7, 2013
Beijing opens Metro Line 14 railjournal.com, May 7, 2013
USA: Eerie Abandoned Train Stations (PHOTOS) weather.com, May 7, 2013
Shanghai: Vast transport network to link Disneyland china.org.cn, May 7, 2013
Gridlocked Jakarta launches subway project, 20 years late globalpost.com, May 7, 2013
All Aboard the Grand Canyon Rail abc15.com, May 7, 2013
Where is Mexico’s high-speed rail? voxxi.com, May 6, 2013
With transit hub, New York's World Trade Center taking shape yahoo.com, May 6, 2013
The Most Famous Train In The World, Other Historic Trains Coming To Grand Central patch.com, May 6, 2013
Sri Lanka: Medawachchiya - Madhu railway line to reopen dailynews.lk, May 6, 2013
Saudi-Railway expansion will link major cities menafn.com, May 5, 2013
Skip the Thruway and hop a train for a trip to Syracuse buffalonews.com, May 5, 2013
Pennsylvania Dutch Country Delights philasun.com, May 5, 2013
Twenty years later, man reflects on posing as train operator to take A train for wild joyride nydailynews.com, May 5, 2013
High speed rail updates darientimes.com, May 5, 2013
A journey to Europe's highest railway station is perfect way to sample Switzerland's scenery dailyrecord.co.uk, May 4, 2013
Kansas: Dinner Train revives golden era of cross-country rail travel cjonline.com, May 4, 2013
Russia’s growing high-speed rail network poses threat to domestic airlines skift.com, May 4, 2013
Washington State: Chelatchie Prairie Railroad steam locomotive ready to roll again columbian.com, May 4, 2013
L.A.'s New Light Rail Line Reports Strong Ridership, Without Cannibalizing Other Transit planetizen.com, May 4, 2013
For Los Angeles, an End to the ‘Free’ Subway Ride nytimes.com, May 3, 2013
What is the future of iconic train design? globalrailnews.com, May 3, 2013
Korea: Riding the Rail, Countryside nytimes.com, May 3, 2013
UK: Heritage railway celebrates four decades of steam whitbygazette.co.uk, May 3, 2013
UK: All aboard the ‘ghost train’: the service used by just 30 passengers a year independent.co.uk, May 3, 2013
W. Virginia: Cass Scenic Railroad celebrates 50 years in June wvva.com, May 3, 2013
Is Los Angeles the Tiny Railway Capital of the World? la.curbed.com, May 2, 2013
Historic Los Angeles Union Station facing renovation plans archinect.com, May 2, 2013
Minsk-Vilnius railway travel time down to two hours in 2015 belta.by, May 2, 2013
UK: Steam trains return to Leicestershire village after 50 years bbc.co.uk, May 2, 2013
A Tourist's Guide to the New York City Subway System huffingtonpost.com, May 2, 2013
Amtrak Rolls Out Updated Exhibit Train amtrak.com, May 2, 2013
Thailand: On the right side of the tracks bangkokpost.com, May 2, 2013
Speeding up trains in Russia rt.com, May 2, 2013
US: Delmarva route considered for new high-speed rail line delmarvanow.com, May 2, 2013
Napa Valley Wine Train launches tour to Castello di Amorosa napavalleyregister.com, May 1, 2013
D.C.'s First Streetcars Roll in For Testing wnyc.org, May 1, 2013
Baby born in Mexico City subway station will ride free for life: mayor nydailynews.com, May 1, 2013
Mumbai metro rail on track gulf-times.com, May 1, 2013
Utah: Smoke, Steel and Stardom saltlakemagazine.com, May 1, 2013
Mumbai's Metro rail service to begin in September indianexpress.com, May 1, 2013
UK: 40th anniversary for iconic steam railway itv.com, May 1, 2013
Worcester-Boston commuter rail sees 2 more trains dailyfreepress.com, May 1, 2013
Interesting facts about Mumbai's metro rail dnaindia.com, May 1, 2013
Railway Heritage Tour Dublin irishcentral.com, May 01, 2013
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