by Malcolm Kenton | Jun 2, 2018
Navigating the British train system I recently returned from my first visit to the United Kingdom. While there was a lot I wanted to see and do, I knew I wouldn’t get to all of it within 11 days, and I’ve made an extensive list of things to do on future trips — the...
by Malcolm Kenton | Mar 27, 2018
On-time trains need cooperation with other types of trains using tracks across America. The ongoing inability of Amtrak to run on-time trains is indicative of a broader struggle between public and private interests, and of the different standards to which railroads...
by Hilary Nangle | Feb 18, 2017
No stress, bargain train travel in Europe One of the fastest, easiest, and least stressful ways to get around Europe is by train. On three recent trips over the pond, I used BritRail as well as SwissRail passes and individual tickets, both purchased through Rail...
by Malcolm Kenton | Oct 20, 2016
European train services range across five to six different types of service that vary based on the length of the route and the comfort and level of service offered on board, from the luxury, speeding TGVs to plodding local service. Nearly all European trains have...
by Malcolm Kenton | May 6, 2016
Because the United States does not have as expansive a passenger train network as most other industrialized countries (mainly the result of decades of federal policy that treats the travel modes as separate silos with different conditions rather than as part of a...
