Rail News
Rocky Mountaineer to Debut New Route from the US in 2013
Wednesday, May 02, 2012Internationally-acclaimed Rocky Mountaineer, is pleased to announce the debut of its new Coastal Passage route, departing Seattle, WA in August 2013.
New research confirms popularity of Eurail Pass travel
Tuesday, April 24, 2012Eurail Pass remains a timeless and treasured product.
The Rocky Mountaineer green tea story
Wednesday, March 21, 2012Eurostar sees passenger growth
Wednesday, November 02, 2011While ash clouded over air travel earlier this year, rail managed to track through with Eurostar reporting a one percent growth in pax between January and September compared to the corresponding period last year.
DOT puts rail plans on track with $48m grant
Wednesday, October 05, 2011Rail expansion in the Southeast of the United States has been boosted by a US$48.3 million grant awarded to North Carolina and Virginia by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for the development of a high-speed rail-link between Raleigh, NC and Washington, DC.
China opens safety inspections on bullet-trains
Wednesday, July 27, 2011China’s government has launched a thorough, two month safety inspection on its railway system after two of its bullet trains collided earlier this month.
Rail bookings booming
Wednesday, June 08, 2011Contrary to some major wholesalers reporting missed targets specialist International Rail reports that its European bookings in May were up by 50 per cent and overall bookings by 30 per cent.
Case for high-speed rail grows only stronger
Wednesday, June 08, 2011The last time many Californians thought about high-speed rail was in the voting booth. On that day, Nov. 4, 2008, more than 6 million of us voted to tell the state to get going, to build high-speed rail in California.



















