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I purchased a ticket from Portland, OR to Seattle, WA. My friends said that actually Vancouver, WA is closer to them and have suggested I get the train from there. Would this be an issue for Amtrak?

Hello everyone! I am travelling from Boston to Chicago next month on the Lake Shore Limited. I was looking forward to it... (until some poor customer service on Acela left me feeling a bit jaded) but I the price for the train appears to have dropped by USD 200.00. Is this usual? Has anyone...

I go up to Scotland every year and have done for the last decade. It’s a bit of a tradition now. This time, after having such a fun time on the Caledonian Sleeper before You can read it here! I really wanted to try it again. The entrance to the Virgin First Class lounge was still a mess: they...

I haven't been on the Sleeper train for years, and was keen to give it another go, especially now that it is a self-contained franchise, rather than a subset of a bigger company. The new operators, Serco, kept the name, Caledonian Sleeper, but relaunched the brand - you'll see the theme in some...

I was surprised... nay, astounded to discover that the little Meditteranean island of Mallorca has train and metro lines! Platform 9 (NINE!) at Palma Station Metro Train. Soller Railway

So, with four months until my next holiday year commenced I decided to squeeze a short break in at the end of January. I had pals in Glasgow that I hadn't seen for a year so decided to put that right. Air fares on the route to Glasgow remained stubbingly untempting, and then East Coast Trains...

A trip to the Black Forest! First things first, travelling by train in Europe is amazingly easy. Booking can be an issue. As well as ordering tickets on Eurostar's website, you can get some amazing bargains from Deutsche Bahn, who have an allocation of seats on Eurostar services. Look for...

From London to Birmingham there are three different ways of travelling. One of the rare examples of real rail competition in the UK. Virgin Trains operate the fast Pendolino services from Euston. Journey time of around 1hr 22 minutes. London Midland Trains operate the stopping services from...

Another trip from Ireland, from a few years ago. I hope you don't mind me posting these on what is an Amtrak forum. Uniquely in the UK, Northern Ireland Railways is operated seperately from "National Rail" and has not 'suffered' at the hand of privitisation. In layman's terms, that means that...

This is my return journey from Belfast to London - I travelled to Belfast via Holyhead, the return leg was a slightly different route. This time I wanted to try the daytime ferry from Belfast to Liverpool (well, Birkenhead to be precise). It also incorporated an overnight stay in Leeds...

In two parts due to posting limits. PART ONE After arriving in a sunny Johnanneburg, I had one day with my friend before catching the train to Cape Town. Oh the howls of disbelief from my South African friends in the UK and there, when they heard my news. "It's too dangerous! Why aren't you...

A day on Iarnród Éireann PART ONE - Dublin to Galway (Baile Átha Cliath go Gaillimh) Irish Rail have a four day ticket for €100.00, which gives unlimited travel on all railways in the Republic of Ireland and this is the ticket I used. Connolly Station I bought my ticket here the night before...

A trip report with a slight difference - I wanted to travel to Belfast but had quite a lot of time on my hands. I wanted to travel slooooooow and so I did! I am slightly concerned that one reason for travelling this way was to do a trip report for a website called V-Flyer. A case of the tail...

Last October, I finally tried out the "DutchFlyer' service, marketed by Stena Line, Greater Anglia Trains and Dutch Railways. Some facts: it's cheap. Incredibly cheap. London to Any Station in The Netherlands: £39.00 Overnight sailings are slightly pricier as a cabin is needed, however they...

Hi everyone, it's been a while! I am returning to the States in November, and flying into Boston. I need to get to Sarasota (via Tampa or Orlando) so my thoughts have turned to the Southern Star from New York. But how would you recommend I get there? Acela to Washington, and join the train...

Following my lovely experience on Acela last year, this years holiday to America (hoping this will become at least an annual event!) will include a day trip from Boston to Portland, ME. Very much look forward to it, got a great deal (two for the price of one). Was just wondering, the upgrade...

After a day in Wick, it was time to commence the journey back to London. As I mentioned in my ‘northbound’ trip report, trains from Wick and Thurso used to depart at roughly the same time and join up at Georgemas Junction. No more. So passengers from Wick join the train, it stops at Georgemas...

I have returned from a marathon journey between London and Wick, northbound on Saturday, southbound on Monday. And what a mixed bag of train companies I travelled on... here are some details. The ticket was a \"Super Off Peak Return\" which used to be called a Saver. Here are my observations...

Madrid Metro Hope you enjoy seeing how Europeans market their services (albeit Underground, not InterCity...!)

...and this is what they are doing across the water in the Republic of Ireland... Although user groups in Ireland say that services provided by Irish Rail leave a lot to be desired.