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Empty Rail station in the early morning hours. The sky is still dark. The train is arriving and parking on the track.

Eurostar Standard Premier mostly delivers on premium promise

Premium economy is increasingly a common fixture on airlines, but long distance rail travel has been generally slow to adopt this travel cla... Continue Reading

Mark Hiller, Rene Dankwerth, Marek Stein, Jan Pollak, Michal Nowicki, and Klaus Steinmeyer standing next to each other for a photo.

Press Release: Recaro invests in polish train seating company Growag

Global seating company Recaro has invested ‘double digit million €’ in Growag, a leader in train seating. This is the first time... Continue Reading

LOSSAN train passing by an ocean and beach to one side while the other side shows cascading tree lines.

Press Release: LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency upgrades onboard Wi-Fi

EQUANS, through its subsidiary Icomera, is delivering next-generation connectivity to the Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN)... Continue Reading

Exterior of Chicago's Union Station with traffic and crosswalks

Amtrak Midwest’s Siemens Venture coaches enter service

Amtrak on Tuesday took a major step towards a desperately needed fleet overhaul, bringing passenger experience into the 21st century. Amtrak... Continue Reading

The French Connection: First Class onboard TGV

Travelling by high speed train in Europe is often the quickest way to travel, but does the luxury of time make first class an unnecessary ad... Continue Reading

GWR’s first class lounge at Paddington: Victoria in memoriam

First class lounges are not just the pursuit of the jet set: certain UK train companies also offer this service at key stations. However, wh... Continue Reading

Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls Canada/New York, closed lanes 1 open lane, US side/

Unvaccinated Canadians face turbulence across most modes of transport

Many countries have implemented some form of COVID-19 vaccine mandate for travel. Canada is, of course, no exception. As of 30 November, the... Continue Reading

Great Western Railway IET train at the arrival platform.

First class on Great Western Railway IET train takes the strain

Intercity travel in the UK is notorious for expensive train tickets and poor service, but there are very good deals available for a more lux... Continue Reading

Business Class on the Amtrak train in 2-2 configuration.

BidUp program on Amtrak works but is it worth it?

With international travel still more of a hassle than I want to put up with and COVID-19 overburdening the hospital systems of many states, ... Continue Reading

View of a train interior from a large window. Image: Midnight Trains

France’s new Midnight Trains sleeper startup dreams big for #PaxEx

Falling asleep in an Orient Express-style train in Paris and waking up in Madrid, Lisbon, Porto, Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome, Vienna, Prag... Continue Reading

Now arriving: Full #PaxEx upgrade for UK semi-high-speed trains

Over the next three years, passengers travelling between London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh — and other destin... Continue Reading

Amtrak Acela car with an open door for passengers to board. The car is listed as Business Class.

Why Amtrak should include digital overhaul in its future plans

When traveling between New York and Washington DC, I try to use Amtrak as much as possible. Flights linking these two cities are often expen... Continue Reading

Spain’s low-cost high-speed rail competition heats up

Avlo. Ouigo. It all sounds like a series of magicians’ spells, but the only magic in Spain’s low-cost, high-speed rail market is likely to b... Continue Reading

A side view of a seat aboard a Shinkansen, with a view out the window showing Japanese countryside

Deconstructing the Japanese high speed rail passenger experience

Japan’s Shinkansen high-speed network is a marvel of technology, engineering, infrastructure investment, speeding a thousand passengers seam... Continue Reading