Delta Air Lines Expands Air+Rail Program in Europe
Delta Air Lines has expanded its Air+Rail program to include more travel options to Europe, including connections to 20 more… Read More »
Rocky Mountaineer Names New Global Sales Vice President
Canadian rail-tour company Rocky Mountaineer announced it named Violet Thumlert the new vice president of global sales. The Canadian-based Thumlert… Read More »
Save 25% on Amtrak’s Fall Fares, But You’ll Need To Act Fast
Amtrak is ushering in autumn travel season with a fresh fare sale, offering 25 percent off of the passenger rail… Read More »
Google Adding New Search Options for Train Travel
Google officials revealed the company would expand its search options to make it easier for tourists to search for international… Read More »
Amtrak Sets Goal To Achieve Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2045
Amtrak has issued a new net zero emissions target, pledging to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the Amtrak Network… Read More »
New High-Speed Railway To Link Baltics To the Rest of Europe
The Baltic region’s largest infrastructure scheme in about a century is now officially underway, with multiple parts of the new… Read More »
The PNW’s Most Scenic Train Route Returns This Fall
One of the most scenic rail routes in the West, the Amtrak Cascades, is coming back into service between Seattle… Read More »
U.S. Railway Strike Averted With Tentative Agreement
U.S. railroads and unions have secured a tentative agreement and have averted a strike after 20 hours of negotiation and… Read More »
Green light for the new train connection to Milan Bergamo Airport
Lombardy Region approve the final project of the new railway link between Milan and Bergamo BGY airport. The new double-track… Read More »
Amtrak Starts Cancelling Trains Due To Impending Strike
U.S. passenger rail operator Amtrak yesterday announced that will be canceling three of its long-distance routes around the country, due… Read More »
Ukraine honors rail heroes who helped evacuate millions to safety
It has now been just over six months since Russia invaded Ukraine. In an effort to celebrate rail workers who have… Read More »
52 million cheap train tickets sold in three months in Germans
The €9 German rail pass will come to an end this week, after travellers purchased a mammoth 52 million tickets… Read More »
Amsterdam to Austria Ski Express night train launches ahead of snow season
Calling all snow sport lovers – a new overnight train to some of Austria’s biggest ski resorts is launching. TUI’s… Read More »
London as public transport workers go on strike
Public transport workers in London staged fresh strikes on Friday over pay and conditions, causing major travel disruption across the… Read More »
Amtrak has new Cafe menu on Northeast Corridor trains
Amtrak announced new cafe menus featuring reduced prices for select items on Northeast Corridor (NEC) and long-distance trains, starting on… Read More »
Amtrak Launches Flash Sale on Auto Train Fares
Amtrak is launching a flash sale on its Auto Train service with fares for travel from Florida to the Northeast… Read More »
Germany’s cheap train tickets for €9 increased passenger numbers
Short distance train travel in Germany has surged over the past few months – partly thanks to the country’s ultra-cheap… Read More »
Rail Travel and Tourism is Back on Track in Latin America
After more than two years of pandemic concerns, tourist train trips in Latin America are back in a big way…. Read More »
Amtrak Restores Vermont’s Ethan Allen Express Route
Amtrak’s new Ethan Allen Express completed its inaugural trip from Burlington, Vermont into New York City on Friday, following a… Read More »
Why are there long Eurostar queues at St Pancras?
Eurostar’s London to Paris route is the linchpin of many European adventures. Whether you’re off on a bigger rail trip… Read More »
These are the seven coolest European places you can reach by train right now
Europeans usually make a beeline for the beach in summer, but chaotic airports and scorching heatwaves have left us yearning… Read More »
U.K. Rail strikes could cause passengers to miss their flight
Travel company TUI has issued a warning for UK passengers travelling this week as strikes could cause them to miss… Read More »
What’s behind the French and UK travel chaos?
Thousands of Eurostar passengers faced travel “bedlam” on Sunday after multiple services were delayed or cancelled. Temporary line closures between… Read More »
Amtrak Contends With Delays as Summer Travel Demand Soars
It’s being called the summer from hell, as the wave of travel demand following two-plus years of COVID-induced confinement has… Read More »
Italy launches new high-speed trains between Rome airport, Florence and Naples
Revolutionising European railways has been on the EU’s agenda for years. Though progress has been slow, Italy made strides in… Read More »
Will Germany’s €9 train scheme be extended? Politician proposes €365 annual pass
Germany’s €9 a month rail passes have proved so successful the government is under pressure to extend the scheme it… Read More »