Train Travel News
and Features
for December 2010
US: Ray LaHood says high-speed rail system will be our generation's legacy egmcartech.com, 31 December 2010
First high-speed railway opens in China's southernmost island globaltimes.cn, 31 December 2010
Beijing opens five new metro lines amid increasing traffic pressures vietnamnet.vn, 31 December 2010
Australia: Thirlmere Heritage Museum offering a trip back in time whereilive.com.au, 31 December 2010
Thalys to launch onboard meeting space abtn.co.uk, 31 December 2010
Indian Railways plans to launch diet menu for passengers hospitalitybizindia.com, 31 December 2010
Denver Union Station renovation moving along right on track denverpost.com, 30 December 2010
New intercity railway opens in NE China chinadaily.com.cn, 30 December 2010
China: 1st high-speed railway opens in Hainan chinadaily.com.cn, 30 December 2010
SF Bay: Baby Bullet Service Starts This Weekend mountainview.patch.com, 29 December 2010
Top 10 Los Angeles Attractions travel.aol.com, 29 December 2010
Via Rail has packages for Ontario and Quebec montrealgazette.com, 29 December 2010
Laos-China Railway Construction To Kick Off Next Year bernama.com, 28 December 2010
China: The train that never stops indianexpress.com, 28 December 2010
Foreign train tickets now sold in Iran presstv.ir, 28 December 2010
Bangalore: Look, it's the Metro train! indiatimes.com, 28 December 2010
Children's Railway Budapest budapestsun.com, 28 December 2010
Europe's jewels for winter sports chicagotribune.com, 28 December 2010
Travel Postcard: Tokyo stuff.co.nz, 28 December 2010
Chinese Chinese Train Hits 300 MPH, Proves It's Not About The Journey tipsfromthetlist.com, 28 December 2010
Light Rail Transforming Cities, Guiding Development npr.org, 27 December 2010
20 million use Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed rail this year peopledaily.com.cn, 27 December 2010
Illinois, Amtrak, UP agree on HSR project utu.org, 27 December 2010
Say cheese: In China travel, foreigners find themselves unwitting stars culturemap.com, 26 December 2010
Lost in China nytimes.com, 26 December 2010
Travel: New Haven it's now a cultural hub pressherald.com, 26 December 2010
Japan: Travel essentials for Kyoto telegraph.co.uk, 26 December 2010
China: Scenery along the Chengdu-Kunming railway xinhuanet.com, 25 December 2010
Kyoto enchants with history, atmosphere statesman.com, 25 December 2010
Construction of Bulgaria-Macedonia Rail Line to Start in 2012 novinite.com, 25 December 2010
JR Tokai introduces 'family cars' on Tokyo-Shin-Osaka bullet train route mainichi.jp, 25 December 2010
Ray LaHood Think High-Speed Rail Should Be Our Legacy Š gas2.org, 24 December 2010
Travel Postcard: 48 Hours in Tokyo reuters.com, 24 December 2010
How to Navigate Mumbai's Train Culture nytimes.com, 24 December 2010
Amtrak's Acela turns 10 smartplanet.com, 24 December 2010
Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Warsaw moneycontrol.com, 24 December 2010
In Kanazawa, Japan, Ancient Beauty Fuses With Modern Art nytimes.com, 24 December 2010
New Zealand: Capital's new trains make first run radionz.co.nz, 24 December 2010
Angola to reopen war-ravaged railway after 18 years google.com, 24 December 2010
The joy of train travel: From New Zealand to London bbc.co.uk, 24 December 2010
After 5 months, Kashmir rail services back on track ndtv.com, 23 December 2010
Majesty of Switzerland enjoyed by train car vancouversun.com, 23 December 2010
The railroad less traveled: Russia by train globalpost.com, 23 December 2010
Santa's Outback Train skynews.com.au, 23 December 2010
China's most difficult, expensive railway operational peopledaily.com.cn, 22 December 2010
Travel: Portugal's north wine country delights malibutimes.com, 22 December 2010
Scenery along the Qinghai-Tibet railway globaltimes.cn, 22 December 2010
New Seoul-Chuncheon Railway Halves Travel Time chosun.com, 22 December 2010
Amtrak Marks 10th Anniversary Of Acela Express amtrak.com, 21 December 2010
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad adds additional steam loco examiner.com, 21 December 2010
High-speed train connection considered between Minsk and Vilnius baltic-course.com, 21 December 2010
Rail journeys on the rise scotsman.com, 21 December 2010
A Look At Alsace francetoday.com, 21 December 2010
Calif. OKs New Funding to Extend High-Speed Rail Project's First Leg Southward nytimes.com, 21 December 2010
New high-speed train whisks you from Finland to Russia latimes.com, 21 December 2010
California: High-speed rail board OKs tracks to Bakersfield sfgate.com, 21 December 2010
When nature calls: How to find a toilet in Europe msnbc.msn.com, 21 December 2010
Country is ready for more high-speed rail philly.com, 21 December 2010
Putin Says Russia Will Have High-Speed Rail by 2018 World Cup reuters.com, 21 December 2010
High Speed Rail plans announced: Birmingham to London in 49 minutes birminghammail.net, 20 December 2010
California to Expand First Segment of High-Speed Rail wsj.com, 20 December 2010
Europe on a shoestring deccanchronicle.com, 19 December 2010
Durango, Colorado: The Old West refined mlive.com, 19 December 2010
US: High-speed-rail will be our generation's legacy orlandosentinel.com, 19 December 2010
Durango, Colorado: The Old West refined mlive.com, 19 December 2010
Australia: Cairns - from the reef to rail news.com.au, 19 December 2010
Spain becomes Europe's high-speed rail leader google.com, 18 December 2010
Lawrence Goldsmith samples the delights of a Canadian adventure mirror.co.uk, 18 December 2010
Swiss Pass: A rail convenience thestar.com.my, 18 December 2010
Making friends, seeing the world startribune.com, 18 December 2010
Switzerland: Slow train to paradise thestar.com.my, 18 December 2010
US: States Move Ahead With High-Speed-Rail Projects npr.org, 18 December 2010
New Spanish bullet train link opened bloomberg.com, 18 December 2010
Brussels Dispatch: Did Eurorail Get Swanky? blackbookmag.com, 18 December 2010
One night in Paris theaustralian.com.au, 17 December 2010
Senior Europeans Embrace InterRail Freedom prnewswire.com, 17 December 2010
Bergamo, Italy, a Medieval Town of Art and Architecture Near Milan nytimes.com, 17 December 2010
The NYC Subway Train & How Technology Loses Its Luster motherboard.tv, 17 December 2010
Top five sights to see on the Trans Siberian Express travelbite.co.uk, 17 December 2010
Can streetcars save America's cities? cnn.com, 17 December 2010
Turkey's first bullet train will carry out test run trend.az, 17 December 2010
World Bank $330 fund for Egyptian railway ahram.org.eg, 17 December 2010
Amtrak route is established beloitdailynews.com, 16 December 2010
Bulgaria opens network to Eurail pass holders impactpub.com.au, 16 December 2010
Pontassieve, Italy: Where Wine Lovers Go sandiegoreader.com, 16 December 2010
Nagasaki: Japan's forgotten city theglobeandmail.com, 16 December 2010
India: A century-old heritage train still a draw for millions sify.com, 16 December 2010
Scenic railway journey from Bangkok to Singapore and more thenational.ae, 16 December 2010
Do China's High-Speed Rail Investments Make Sense? agmetalminer.com, 15 December 2010
Gov't panel OKs shortest route for Tokyo-Osaka maglev train line mainichi.jp, 15 December 2010
150 pairs of bullet trains to run on Fuzhou-Xiamen-Shenzhen line in 2011 whatsonxiamen.com, 15 December 2010
High Speed Trains Pollute Less planetsave.com, 15 December 2010
Tehran to Mashhad train project on track steelguru.com, 14 December 2010
Europe Train Network Expands uknewsreporter.co.uk, 14 December 2010
High-speed train to four Russian cities at World Cup 2018 nst.com.my, 14 December 2010
Amtrak's AutoTrain Is Unique Way to Travel huffingtonpost.com, 13 December 2010
UK: Domestic High Speed 'attracts 1m new passengers' railnews.co.uk, 13 December 2010
Eurostar to get a high speed boost gotimeshare.org, 13 December 2010
Edinburgh-Glasgow: New rail link between cities opened thornegazette.co.uk, 13 December 2010
Niagara Falls: International rail station on right track niagarafallsreview.ca, 13 December 2010
All Aboard NYC's Nostalgia Trains blackbookmag.com, 13 December 2010
UK: Why do trains have a winter timetable? bbc.co.uk, 13 December 2010
Allegro: first high-speed train to Russia russia-ic.com, 13 December 2010
Edinburgh to benefit from new rail link laterooms.com, 13 December 2010
Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Lisbon ibtimes.com, 13 December 2010
Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Cape Town ibtimes.com, 13 December 2010
Paris with children almasryalyoum.com, 13 December 2010
UK: Over 7 million journeys made on High Speed in a year rail-news.com, 13 December 2010
Manitoba ride is a polar bear express staradvertiser.com, 12 December 2010
Destination enough: riding across Canada boston.com, 12 December 2010
Amtrak's Acela trains celebrate their decade-long run delawareonline.com, 12 December 2010
Russian Railroads proposes 72-hour visa-free period for Allegro train passengers itar-tass.com, 12 December 2010
Europe expands high-speed train system with new bridge gadling.com, 12 December 2010
China's rail network is 'bursting' iol.co.za, 12 December 2010
France, Morocco finalize TGV train deal presstv.ir, 12 December 2010
Five Reasons to Visit Aleppo dp-news.com, 11 December 2010
Florence, Italy, makes it easy for repeat visitors to fall for Tuscan city cleveland.com, 11 December 2010
St. Pete, Helsinki get fast rail link ruvr.ru, 11 December 2010
New Zealand: New Kiwi Rail trains unveiled newstalkzb.co.nz, 10 December 2010
Calif. high-speed rail gets $624 million more sfgate.com, 10 December 2010
Florida: Feds send final $342 million needed for high-speed train orlandosentinel.com, 10 December 2010
48 hours in Athens torontosun.com, 10 December 2010
Russia: New Train Brings Helsinki Nearer sptimesrussia.com, 10 December 2010
Construction of Laos-China railway on track to start in 2011 monstersandcritics.com, 10 December 2010
Kashmir Rail Link Project nvonews.com, 09 December 2010
India: Bullet train project gets closer to realisation indiatimes.com, 09 December 2010
China links world with its high-speed rail technology xinhuanet.com, 09 December 2010
South Korea: Historic railway line chugs on into history joongangdaily.joins.com, 09 December 2010
Model Amtrak Train To Circle National Christmas Tree amtrak.com, 09 December 2010
Holmenkollen line rolls again newsinenglish.no, 09 December 2010
Machu Picchu: Peru's top destination better than ever livinginperu.com, 08 December 2010
The New York subway-map wars, continued capitalnewyork.com, 08 December 2010
Transylvania, Romania: Dracula and beyond tntmagazine.com, 08 December 2010
Why Train Travel Shouldn't Be Skipped aol.com, 08 December 2010
SunRail back on track after Amtrak stalemate ends orlandosentinel.com, 08 December 2010
Amtrak sets Thanksgiving record washingtonpost.com, 08 December 2010
Time slows down on a train ride aboard The Canadian theglobeandmail.com, 08 December 2010
The ecological promise of expanded rail service in the Midwest northwestern.edu, 08 December 2010
Metro Orlando, Fla., commuter rail back on track bloomberg.com, 08 December 2010
Champagne on top of the world: Winter sports in St Moritz monstersandcritics.com, 08 December 2010
From Kuwait to Oman - Gulf Railway to be Completed by 2017 globalarabnetwork.com, 07 December 2010
Australia: Tilt Train brings outback to you ballinaadvocate.com.au, 07 December 2010
Get lost in the medieval magic of Carcassonne birminghammail.net, 07 December 2010
A Nice way to get there iol.co.za, 07 December 2010
A long journey: Germany celebrates 175 years of rail travel thelocal.de, 07 December 2010
US: Leland Stanford's Train Bridged The Nation investors.com, 07 December 2010
Rhode Island: Commuters hail new rail service to Warwick airport businessweek.com, 06 December 2010
Russia, Finland to launch high-speed rail link on 12 December ftnnews.com, 06 December 2010
China launches hydrogen powered train tgdaily.com, 06 December 2010
Another Chinese Train Goes Super Fast earthtechling.com, 06 December 2010
The Morning Dig: China Beats Speed Record for Trains infrastructurist.com, 06 December 2010
Thailand-China High Speed Train Project To Start Construction In 2011 bernama.com, 06 December 2010
Hong Kong for 3 different tastes amny.com, 06 December 2010
Top 10 Local Attractions in Paris travel.aol.com, 06 December 2010
Chicago To New York In 4 Hours Without Flying (and No Pat-Down) foxbusiness.com, 06 December 2010
Traveler's Checklist: Cuyahoga Valley National Park nationalparkstraveler.com, 06 December 2010
Boston to T.F. Green rail service debuts turnto10.com, 06 December 2010
Kuwait rail projects under spotlight tradearabia.com, 06 December 2010
Europe on express wheels is the only way to travel in style mumbaimirror.com, 05 December 2010
Dallas: New Green Line 'starts to complete' DART vision dallasnews.com, 05 December 2010
Russia to invest $11 billion to build new railways mb.com.ph, 04 December 2010
S Africa: Shosholoza on track with more trains down the line capeargus.co.za, 04 December 2010
Japan's bullet trains go faster, further smh.com.au, 04 December 2010
Tokyo-Aomori bullet train line fully opens mainichi.jp, 04 December 2010
Getaways: The Amtrak Adventure welovedc.com, 04 December 2010
China passenger train hits 300 mph, breaks record buffalonews.com, 03 December 2010
Bullet train line extended in northern Japan google.com, 03 December 2010
Thomas The Tank Engine and Autism: A Common Duo care2.com, 03 December 2010
End of the track for Scotland's smallest railway heraldscotland.com, 03 December 2010
Prague restaurant recommended for train lovers laterooms.com, 03 December 2010
Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Athens reuters.com, 03 December 2010
N Zealand: Nine millionth rail passenger arrives at Britomart reuters.com, 03 December 2010
Chinese High-Speed Train Smashes World Rail Speed Record inventorspot.com, 03 December 2010
UK: National Railway Museum, York New Attractions For 2011 Announced eva-news.com, 02 December 2010
5 tips for an unforgettable Russia visit cnn.com, 02 December 2010
Holiday Gift Giving Ideas and Suggestions from VIA Rail viarail.ca, 01 December 2010
Brisbane: The delight of going by the Tilt Train nzherald.co.nz, 01 December 2010
Non-stop Seoul-Busan Bullet Train Service Starts chosun.com, 01 December 2010
Faster train line from Seoul to Busan joins.com, 01 December 2010
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