How to get to Chapel Hill from NYC? [more inside]
posted on Jul 16, 2008 - 13 answers

Has anyone successfully traveled with a bicycle on an Amtrak Northeast Corridor train? (Specifically Boston to New London ferry terminal) [more inside]
posted on Jul 11, 2008 - 4 answers

Can anyone give me any firsthand (or reliable secondhand) impressions of US (Amtrak) rail travel these days? [more inside]
posted on Jul 5, 2008 - 46 answers

What is the best way to travel throughout Italy? So far we're looking at Venice, Florence, Pisa, Milan, etc. People have been recommending the Italy Rail Passes from here. Is it better to get one of these? Or would it be better to get a ticket at the train station for city to city? Or are there other options that I should know of? [more inside]
posted on Jun 9, 2008 - 12 answers

This summer I'd like to take the Amtrak from Cincinnati, OH to Holland, MI, by way of Chicago, and I'd like to take my bike. Help me figure this out. [more inside]
posted on May 20, 2008 - 5 answers

Where to go while I'm based in New Haven this summer? [more inside]
posted on May 7, 2008 - 14 answers

If you wanted to live an hour outside of Manhattan by train, which city would you recommend moving to (in any direction)? [more inside]
posted on Apr 19, 2008 - 26 answers

Backpacking through Europe: Help me find places other than big cities to explore using my Eurail pass. [more inside]
posted on Apr 17, 2008 - 18 answers

If I arrive at Bruxelles Midi on a train from Paris, how much time would I need to catch a train to Leuven? Is 10 minutes enough? [more inside]
posted on Apr 13, 2008 - 10 answers

I want to buy a train car and then travel in it. How do I do this? [more inside]
posted on Apr 10, 2008 - 11 answers

What are my transportation options for traveling from Manhattan to Putnam County Supreme Court in Carmel, New York? [more inside]
posted on Apr 8, 2008 - 1 answers

The wife and I will be taking our four month old baby on an Amtrak train from Chicago to St. Louis. Does anybody have any recommendations for surviving this? [more inside]
posted on Apr 4, 2008 - 9 answers

Traveling CIS / Central Asia via train: romantic silk route journey or hell on an iron horse? [more inside]
posted on Mar 19, 2008 - 7 answers

Travel question: I want to travel from Ottawa to Boston for a weekend and an looking for any decent options aside from flying. [more inside]
posted on Mar 5, 2008 - 6 answers

My girlfriend and I are planning a trip across Canada. Should we rent a car or take the train? [more inside]
posted on Mar 4, 2008 - 13 answers

Where should we visit in Eastern Europe? [more inside]
posted on Feb 24, 2008 - 18 answers

Calling all geography sleuths - can you ID the destination from the train route described inside? [more inside]
posted on Feb 16, 2008 - 9 answers

The S.O. wants to go away for a weekend to Montreal. I'm pretty much sold on the idea except for one glaring issue - how are we getting there? Point of origin would preferably be in Connecticut. [more inside]
posted on Feb 7, 2008 - 19 answers

How can I use Amtrak to get to a good backpacking spot? [more inside]
posted on Jan 25, 2008 - 11 answers

I'm in somewhat-central New Jersey on business. I just found out that I will be stranded in a hotel all weekend and would much rather get to Manhattan, Atlantic City, anywhere but here (there is literally nothing here, the nearest Wawa is like a five-minute drive). I know the region in general has great train service, but have a couple of questions about it. [more inside]
posted on Jan 25, 2008 - 24 answers

I live in Austin Texas and just got engaged. I am trying to find a venue that offers an outdoor ceremony site and an indoor or covered reception area. My budget is no more than 2,000 dollars. [more inside]
posted on Jan 13, 2008 - 11 answers

Given a choice between two nice apartments with the same rent, would you take one that is directly next to a train track (just moving people-- no freight) and about two floors up, but with nicer interior and better appliances, or would you take one that's slightly smaller and without any train noise? Along the same lines, do you get used to the noise? I was in the apartment when an express went by and it was quite loud...
posted on Jan 6, 2008 - 40 answers

I'm trying to find audio recordings of MRT Stop landings (Singaporean) for a Christmas present. [more inside]
posted on Dec 18, 2007 - 3 answers

What can I do today that is within walking distance of King station in Seattle? [more inside]
posted on Dec 16, 2007 - 6 answers

Trying to find a children's series, but I can't remember the titles or the protagonist's name. I can remember salient details however... [more inside]
posted on Dec 7, 2007 - 6 answers

Amtrak Train Holiday Filter question: does a "sold-out" train ever get new tickets available? [more inside]
posted on Nov 15, 2007 - 15 answers

I hope to take my family to upstate NY for thanksgiving via the 48 Lake Shore Limited Amtrak Train. There will be four of us going. My wife, myself, and our two children (both over 2, under 5). With money being a bit tight, I would like to purchase 2 normal seats, and upgrade the other two seats to a Viewliner Roomette (suggested occupancy of 2, but with my kids being small, and having traveled in one before I know we could all fit). Will there be any issues just leaving the two seats unused, and all of us piling into the room? Will they ask two of us to go back to our seats? I can't afford two of the viewliners, both ways of the trip, and cannot afford to upgrade to the full room. But I know I can budget an extra 400 to get the viewliner for both ways for one set of us. [more inside]
posted on Nov 8, 2007 - 6 answers

Would it be cheaper to get to Aarhus (Denmark) from Stockholm (Sweden) by budget air or by train? [more inside]
posted on Oct 25, 2007 - 10 answers

I'm going to China in a few days. Should I purchase train tickets in advance on the Web, or wait until I get there? [more inside]
posted on Sep 25, 2007 - 9 answers

Sleeper train from Cairo to Luxor. . . there are some snags. If you have done this, help my mother out. [more inside]
posted on Sep 25, 2007 - 5 answers

How reliable is the Q? [more inside]
posted on Sep 13, 2007 - 8 answers

Why can't we use rail lines for local mass transit? [more inside]
posted on Aug 20, 2007 - 22 answers

What's the cheapest way to get from Hong Kong to Nanjing, China? [more inside]
posted on Aug 12, 2007 - 6 answers

What is the quickest/cheapest way to get from Dana Point, California to San Diego? [more inside]
posted on Aug 8, 2007 - 6 answers

Decision: Train vs. Car hire in the UK. [more inside]
posted on Jul 23, 2007 - 24 answers

I'm trying to compile a list of subway or light rail systems that are open all night. So far all I have is the New York subway and the Chicago El, but there's got to be more than that. There's a lot of cities in the world!
posted on Jul 17, 2007 - 18 answers

I'm thinking of traveling across Canada by rail. I have never been to Canada, ridden on a train, or traveled alone before, so advice requested. Also, Amtrak? [more inside]
posted on Jul 16, 2007 - 24 answers

My flight arrives at 6:40 and I need to get to the Hyatt in Schamburg by 8:15-ish. Prefer train but don't know if it's possible. [more inside]
posted on Jul 11, 2007 - 14 answers

How to get from Venice, Italy to Trieste and back again, and do I need a car in Trieste? [more inside]
posted on Jun 10, 2007 - 11 answers

With a week to spend in Europe this summer, I am going from Warsaw (2 days) to Prague (3 days) to...where? Krakow? Dresden? Berlin? I have two days and have to be back in Warsaw on the 2nd day. I'm traveling by train. What would I be an idiot to miss? [more inside]
posted on May 28, 2007 - 11 answers

I will be in Berlin in mid-June for work. I am looking to meet a friend in Prague, leaving Friday night from Berlin, and leaving Prague on Sunday night (a short time I know). What's the best, cheapest way to get there. An overnight ride isn't a problem, though shorter is always better. I can arrive in Prague on Saturday morning, and back in Berlin on Monday morning. [more inside]
posted on May 18, 2007 - 16 answers

How do I hop a freight train? I've wanted to do this for years and I think this summer is going to be the one. Any info you can give me will be more than I know now. Most online sources are very secretive with specifics. [more inside]
posted on May 8, 2007 - 50 answers

What's the best way to get net access on the train from Minneapolis to Milwaukee? [more inside]
posted on May 7, 2007 - 4 answers

My German cousin is arriving on a flight into JFK on the evening of Tuesday April 10th. I will be unable to pick him up, and he's happy to take transit to where I am in Central Jersey (where I CAN pick him up). Help me get him from JFK to Central Jersey (and help me know the subtleties of the transit options) ... [more inside]
posted on Mar 29, 2007 - 18 answers

I'm relatively new to New York and ride the subway every day. When I'm on the above-ground lines I notice another "fourth" rail in between the two running rails that doesn't look like it is used, but is securely tied down. Sometimes there's even a fifth rail, also in the middle. Usually this rail doesn't run continuously and it occasionally curves or has other oddities. What is this fourth rail for? [more inside]
posted on Mar 23, 2007 - 15 answers

I need to make one trip by rail from London to York and back in early April. We'll be spending two nights in York. I've read and heard conflicting information about this. Anyone know the best way to buy a ticket? [more inside]
posted on Feb 2, 2007 - 20 answers

On the London Underground, on the Central line, why does the train sometimes jolt as if it's lost power for a second as it's leaving the station? [more inside]
posted on Jan 29, 2007 - 9 answers

Does anyone here know about the Brio Sky Train system? [more inside]
posted on Jan 27, 2007 - 4 answers

Is it a good idea to take Amtrak from Chicago to New York City? [more inside]
posted on Jan 10, 2007 - 18 answers

When will the UK passenger rail service, particularly journeys on Virgin Cross Country via Birmingam New Street, be quietest: Thursday evening or Friday morning? I'm getting the train home for Christmas from Oxford to Sheffield, and am keen to avoid the annual ordeal of fighting for seats and sitting on the floor outside the toilets.
posted on Dec 19, 2006 - 9 answers