I just returned from a three week trip to Austria, Germany, Belgium, and Holland. Most of the trip was on a river cruise ship on the Danube, Main, and Rhine Rivers. It didn't take long for me to figure out that the rail lines that run along both sides of the rivers are heavy with passenger train traffic. But it did take a few days for me to see something we don't see here in the US.
When a passenger train is coming, the freight trains pull onto the sidings and wiat for them to go by. Wouldn't that be nice if Amtrak could have that luxury.
I was able to get to some large stations, too. Cologne, for instance, has about 1200 arrivals and departures a day into one station, and usually right on time.
When I get organized and over my jet lag I'll have a link for some pictures if anyone is interested in seeing them.
Tom
When a passenger train is coming, the freight trains pull onto the sidings and wiat for them to go by. Wouldn't that be nice if Amtrak could have that luxury.
I was able to get to some large stations, too. Cologne, for instance, has about 1200 arrivals and departures a day into one station, and usually right on time.
When I get organized and over my jet lag I'll have a link for some pictures if anyone is interested in seeing them.
Tom
