Ticket machines charge train travellers twice the cheap fare (Times Online)
Train companies are failing to offer the cheapest fares on their ticket machines, causing thousands of passengers to pay double the correct price....more...At train shop, visitors travel to an earlier time (Baltimore Sun)
Sykesville store a hit with railroad hobbyists of all ages Whether it's the creaky wooden floorboards, the big brass cash register on the counter or the faint smell of oil, walking into Purkey's Toy Trains in Sykesville is like taking a step back in time. ...more... High-speed train from Mumbai planned (The Hindu)
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Government will set up a technical committee of international experts to examine the possibility of running a high-speed train between Mumbai and Nagpur which will take only three to three and a half hours. The ......more... Tours and more (Newsday)
TRAIN TOUR Travel Italy by first-class train for this seven-night trip, between Sept. 7 and Oct. 31, that allows stops in Florence, Rome and Venice for $1,605 a person (double occupancy), including round-trip airfare from New York. The cost also covers airport transfer on arrival, train travel, hotel accommodations for three nights in Rome, two each in Florence and Venice, breakfasts, sightseeing ......more... Train fare hike (ITV.com)
Rail passengers in the East Midlands are facing annual fare increases of nearly 3.5 per cent above the rate of inflation. The announcement comes from bus and train firm Stagecoach which has just won the contract to operate rail routes in the region....more... No need to travel far for family fun (Columbia Daily Herald)
There?s good news for folks who don?t want to travel far this summer to find family entertainment ? the area offers plenty to do without spending the vacation budget on gasoline....more... Global warming: Just what overcrowded, polluted India didn't need... the $3,000 car (Independent)
Anyone wishing to escape the human crush of India's teeming capital to visit the marble splendour of the Taj Mahal can travel by train in just two painless hours. Alternatively, they can struggle to negotiate the crowded single-lane road that heads south to the city of Agra in a journey that can take up five hours....more... Go Green for Your Summer Vacation: Take the Train for U.S. (and Abroad) Travel (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Railpass.com today announced that it is selling a North American Rail Pass for travelers planning extended trips throughout the United States and Canada this summer. The North American Rail Pass provides 30 consecutive days of rail travel on any Amtrak or VIA Rail train or route....more... Train traffic poses problems in Suffolk (Daily Press)
Long-term solutions like flyovers and overpasses would cost hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a report. Unless the city does something to prepare, increased train traffic through Suffolk from a South Hampton Roads port scheduled to open in November could lead to snarled roads and longer wait times at crossings. ...more... |