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If you haven't seen the news already, there's a major storm bearing down on California over the next three days. The Surfliner has preemptively cut back service for Sunday, February 4th: Train 777 will terminate in Goleta instead of San Luis Obispo. Train 785 will terminate at Los Angeles...

Nightjet 490 November 15-16, 2023 Linz, Austria 21.34 - Hamburg, Germany 09.00 (approx.) On this recent trip to Germany, I had the opportunity to book a bucket-list item: a night on Nightjet, the night train of Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). As part of this trip I had planned a few days in...

EC 175 "Berliner" November 19, 2023 Hamburg Hbf 10.51 - Berlin Hbf 12.55 I was in Germany this past November, as I wanted to explore a few cities on my "to see" list and to cross off a bucket list item: visit a Christmas market. The early part of November was relatively warm for Germany but it...

The title says it all, but I'll provide a little more information. I'm based in SAN so I have the Surfliner available. I'm 400 TQP short of qualifying for Select. If my math is correct that is $200 in coach, or 1-1/2 runs to LAX in Business. I might also be able to qualify with a single run in...

The title will become a little more apparent later. For now, let me tell you a story about how Swiss punctuality and efficiency can be a double-edged sword, how to apply lessons I have just recently learned, and how Swiss train operations allow me to not worry about it too much. 12 September...

Köln Hbf to Liège-Guillemins - ICE 316 09.42-10.44, 30 August 2023 This trip report is for others to learn from my experience. I was on a three-week European rail trip, some segments I'll share here later. I had arrived into Köln a couple of days earlier to take in the Cathedral, the Rhine...

I've recently completed a two-week, all-Amtrak trip to five different cities (including LAX for layovers). The very short (tl;dr) version is that while Amtrak had a pretty bad May on some lines, including the ones I traveled on - everything worked very well. Most trains were on time or early...

It sounds like an Amtrak train hit a downed tree near Port Costa, CA, and derailed today. No injuries reported as of 3:30pm PT and emergency crews are responding. There has been heavy rain and wind in the area, and the ground is very saturated from previous storms. I imagine Capitol Corridor...

I'm looking at a trip from St. Louis to Los Angeles. If I take the CZ I will go through Chicago, but if I take the SWC I have two options. I can either take the River Runner to Kansas City, or I can head north on the Illinois Services and connect through Chicago. Are there any preferences...

Has anyone been to the National Museum of Transportation outside of St. Louis? Site Link If so, suggestions on how to get there from downtown without renting a car are welcome.