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Whoops yet another typo that slipped trough. Yeah the Brits (and thus so should I) write it the same, without the h, i'll blame that on an automatism ;) Same goes for their, they're etc, etc. Dutch isn't any different in that respect. i.e. "haar" (hers, a single hair, hair, fur, trichome, or...

Awsome! Thanks for the replies, i'll make shure when this trip will happen, it will be in that stretch of time. All in all it will be quite a pricey undertaking, with the flights, roomettes, hotels, transportation in the cities, spending money for food/drinks, as well as things to see and do...

@jb64 and @ana : so with the above mentioned itinerary, what would be better time "slot" ? january - february - march, february - march - april, march - april - may, september, october, november, october, november, december

i can tell you, looking at the railroad type classes defined by the FRA (wiki link) that mainland europe (netherlands, belgium, germany, france etc) have higher speeds for conventional passenger rail, minimum would be around class 3/4 around 120kph/74mph to class 7 ish. The Highspeed rail in...

Wow that is crazy! You will hardly see that done here in the Netherlands, although there are some morons trying it once in a while. Not too long ago there was a man trainsurfing an ICE for Berlin, Germany. Luckily he was found a few stations later, somewhat undercooled, but not hurt in any...

this is definately a thread for me to be watching! I am also planning an USA round trip, where i don't want to meet too many weather extremes. the trip should be a maximum of 90 days, the maximum allowed stay on ESTA VISA Waiver for us Europeans. I don't mind warm tempratures, as long as it is...

True! or if you focus on something, like a cow in the fields... but normally staring out the window, or just sitting and reading or talking, no way to notice its speed.

yeah i can imagine that, however most TGVs cruise up to a speed of 200mph ~ 320km/h in regular service. the most smoothest ride you can imagine, you can't believe how fast you are really going in those things, that smooth! the LGV (Lignes à Grande Vitesse aka High Speed rail lines) are quite...

Video doesn't play here either, but i believe i did recently have seen this on either BBC, National Geographic or Discovery here in the Netherlands. @ AutoTrDvr so far i've seen, it was only about regular rail trains, so the fastest was the

that said, the website isn't clear about certain things of the USA rail pass, which i refered to in another topic, info on the Agent Support site is clearer! Best way would be indeed to email or call the international reservation desk. Maybe there is a local travel agent that is also an amtrak...

No that doesn't mean you have to include all reservations in the same email. you can reserve by calling the stated phone number to speak to an agent to confirm, while you are in the United States. As mentioned before by others, limited seats are available for USA pass holders, so the sooner...

As far as i read on the Amtrak page, you select a date and station where you will pick up the USA rail pass reserve and pay USA rail pass via the website (creditcard) then you have to email : your name, USA pass number Desired dates of travel (which train, time, from city a to b etc) When...

too clarify even more, the compartment can be closed by a door, the bunks are on either side against the "walls". Curtain for the window and a curtain on the door. the bottom bunks/berths are regular seats (3 on each side) during daytime. the berths are comparable to a full size single bed...

i found the anwser on my question at AmtrakAgentSupport.com, so caravanman is correct! it is indeed consecutive days. Too bad the amtrak page about the pass isn't that clear, especially since they use the term consecutive days only when talking about the california rail pass, but not on the...

Oliver, if there is still room for a USA rail pass passenger when you book/reserve, you won't have to pay anything for that ticket since you already paid for it, by way of the rail pass. There is however a limited amount of seats available for USA Rail pass passengers, as listed on the...