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Hello, last automn I spent a few weeks in Eastern Canada to enjoy the Indian Summer. I went to Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City and Toronto, but also into rural Quebec and the Charlevoix region. As I did the whole trip by rail (and bus), a took some rail-related pictures :-). I have started to...

The membership of the train drivers union GDL has voted for strikes. After two one day strikes in the last few weeks, multi-day strikes are likely from Jan 8. The union leader had stated recently that no strike will take place until Jan 7. Strikes should/will be announced 48 hours in advance.

Two unions have announced a strike for Monday 27 March. The DB has announced yesterday that there will be _no_ long distance (ICE, IC, ...) services what so ever on that day. Regional services will also heavily affected as the strike will affect the DB and several regional operators. Disruptions...

In December the high speed line between Stuttgart and Ulm (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendlingen%E2%80%93Ulm_high-speed_railway) will be put into service. DB has published a cab ride video with German commentary and English subtitles: Enjoy!

Bonjour, this years vacation was a little "Tour de Bretagne". I travelled around the Northwest of France by rail and (mostly) bus. The main purpose of the holiday was to do a lot of hiking mostly along the "Sentier de grande randonnée 34" which is hiking trail that runs along the Brittany coast...

The railway line running alongside the right side of Rhine (East Rhine Railway) is blocked since Monday morning in its mid-section when huge mounts of slate fell unto the tracks and the neighbouring road as part of a rock slide near the own of Kestert. Luckily no one was hurt. A web cam on the...

Hello, a vacation in 2020 requires flexibility. Due to raising Covd numbers I had to scrap my plans of touring the Atlantic coast in France. Instead, I went hiking in Switzerland. A few impressions from my tours at Rigi, Jundfraujoch and Gornergrat Rigi On a sunny September day I hopped on...

Hello I spent a few days in Zermatt and several cable cars and the Gornergrat railway a lot during my hiking tours. Gronergrat Railway The Gronergrat Railway is a rack railway that links Zermatt up to the Gornergrat. A train waits in Zermatt for the next run up the mountains Railway seen...

Bonjour, misquoting a movie title: "Four weddings and a baptism" offered different chances for trips to France. A mix of pictures from different corners of the country. Train Jaune A took the opportunity of a trip to the Southwest for a stop in Perpignan to ride the "Train Jaune" through the...

Hello, I went to Antwerp on a business trip and packed my camera to catch some impressions. Antwerpen Centraal An architectural marvel: Antwerpen Centraal station. The facade towards "Konigin Astridplein" (the German bus is a bit of a nuisance :-)) Facade facing "De Keyserlei" by day and...

Bonjour, I spent a few days Southern France in September. Among a lot of fine dining and sightseeing I managed to grab some railway impressions as well. Enjoy this little collection from Marseille, Sète, Perpignan, Nice and Valence. En route to Marseille my TGV hat to stop on a bridge just...

Today morning an ICE caught fire on the high speed line between Cologne and Frankfurt. The media images paint a rather dramatic picture. Luckily nobody was injured as all 510 passengers on board could be evacuated in time...

Bonjour, in July I went to Paris for a few days and took the opportunity to take a look at the new Tram-Train-Line T11. Additionally, I did cathedral sight seeing in Amiens and Évreux. T11 The T11 (aka "Tram Express Nord") went into service on July 7. It connects "Le Bourget" (transfer...

Since this morning, no trains are running in the upper Rhine valley because tunneling works in Rastatt caused the tracks to sink. In Rastatt a new tunnel is currently build to enhance capacity of the line by adding two more tracks (Karlsruhe–Basel high-speed railway project). This weekend the...

Hello, my best friend convinced me to join him and his family on a cruise of the Baltic Sea. One of the stop along the way was Saint Petersburg. Due to visa restrictions we could not walk around town on our own, but had to stay with our tour guide. So I could not explore as much rail stuff as...

Hiho, as I was in the mood for Winter, so I spent three weeks in Canada and toured the Northeast by train. I started in Toronto and went on to Niagara Falls, London, Windsor, Kingston, Ottawa, Montréal, Québec City and Halifax. In the first 24 hours I had a pretty bad feeling on how the...

Bonjour, during the soccer tournament this summer, hotels far away from the host cities offered some great deals.- I used this for trips to Le Havre and Brest for sight seeing and checking out the tram networks. Le Havre Le Havre has two tram lines. Both end by the sea at "La Plage"...

On Sunday, the SNCF started running revenue service on the new section of high speed line "LGV Est". The line cuts the travel time between Strasbourg and Paris to 1h50 (a gain of roundabout 25min). Following last years accident (a train derailed during a trial run) trains have to single track...

Bonjour, I could not resist the 39€ Paris offer in the SNCF Newsletter. So I spent a few days in the French capital. Some impressions from different points around the city. In terms of sight seeing I visited several parks mostly a bit of the usual tourist tracks. I hope you enjoy it. "IYZ"...

Bonjour, I spent a few days in Paris last autumn and again this month. A little compilation of pictures taken at various location in the greater Paris region. CDGVAL The CGLVAL connects the terminals and parking lots at Charles de Gaulle airport. Impression from the section between...