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While on the topic of the Night Ferry, here is a page with some very rare photos: It is indeed odd to see continental stock in a British setting. http://www.eastbank.org.uk/ferry.htm And here is a daily mail article with some truly stunning photography...

The number of ferries in Northern Europe is in continuous decline as they are being replaced by bridges and tunnels. So it's a case of ride them while you still can. Thru services via Puttgarden are presently suspended in connection with construction of the tunnel. You can still travel the...

There are also various ferries still operating from some of the ports on the south coast, including Plymouth to Santander (in Spain) but also things like Portsmouth to Cherbourg. It is technically possible to connect to rail services with these ferries but i don't think any combined fares are...

That would probably have been the Night Ferry. The train was discontinued in 1980. The Night Ferry used continental style Wagons Lits cars, but built to the narrower British loading gauge. These had been built in the 1930s. The train crossed the Channel via the Dover to Dunkirk train ferry...

I think your mileage may vary. There are some arrondisements within Paris proper that can be quite intimidating, though sometimes it is a question of moving just one street over and the difference is like night and day. The same can be said of the banlieues, with even some of the places with...

I often seem to encounter Amish folk on trains, even trains not serving the areas traditionally associated with Amish folk.

Add to that mix the streetcars in El Paso and Galveston. Houston is more than a "bit of LRT". It claims to have the highest per mile ridership of any system in the southern US. Quite impressive seeing that little more than 20 years ago there was nothing there at all. I don't think any of these...

In the pre tunnel days, the boat trains for France mostly left from Victoria (I think they ran from Charing Cross for a period too, not sure why). The famous named trains such as the Golden Arrow / Flêche d'Or and the Night Ferry also ran from Victoria. The Night Ferry was the only UK passenger...

I agree. In a hot and bitter election year such as this one, parties will naturally play to their base. Once in power and they have a state to run, with all the associated responsibility, a more pragmatic approach may settle in. A massive job-creation opportunity such as this, that mostly...

Would there be a way that Texas Central could partner with a pipeline company to build a combined pipeline and HSR? :p

Legal noob question here. Is eminent domain enshrined in state or in federal law? If it is federal, I don't think the state legislature can do very much to overrule it. As for funding, I understand Brightline West received a generous federal grant, but I have not heard that the states of...

All true. And remember that things can change very quickly. It's not very long ago that, say NC or even FL or TX, weren't really places you'd go to see state-supported rail of any description, let alone anything you might hold up as an example to inspire others. One easily forgets that the...

well, these days hub seems to be the buzzword and any rural bus stop is suddenly a hub.

Google provides a link, which unfortunately takes you back to the Amtrak landing page rather than direct to the booking for that particular train. But yeah, it's a start. There are always two steps to booking a journey, (1) working out what you want to do and (2) booking it. Amtrak's own website...

If Google Maps is better at finding connections than Amtrak's own website is, then I think something is amiss that does not just concern foamers.

Don't know if that's code for black majority areas. The western end of the route does indeed appear to run through an area that fulfills that criterion and appears disadvantaged and also rather run-down looking, with quite a few dilapidated buildings and graffiti. I spent some time photographing...

The 15 serves the Philly zoo, and also a casino I believe. So it's not totally irrelevant for tourists. It's just maybe not marketed as well as it could be. The Wharves area in SF (well, anything beyond the Embarcadero) was also a pretty depressing place back in the day, when it was just...

They have been modernized many times over. They use modern trucks, modern drives and modern power trains. There is little "historic" about them apart from the shape. That said, i do understand that SEPTA are seeking to acquire modern low-floor articulated streetcars from Alstom to replace their...

I understand that Victoria is not going to reopen but they are building a larger station called Belfast Grand Central on an adjacent site (actually the long abandoned Belfast rail freight yard) that will take over its function in conjunction with a revival and boosting of passenger rail services...

I expect that on the trains that are regularly sold out, that there won't be many cheaper fares. I am sure that Brightline know they should be making hay while the sun is shining. I expect that when the initial honeymoon phase is over that the market will even tolerate prices going up on such...