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Europeans Increasingly Rejecting Air Travel
“I feel a little proud now to be taking the train,” Catherine Hellberg, a Swede traveling from Malmo to Berlin, says to Time. Her sentiment is part of a growing trend: Europeans …
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On The Tequila Herradura Express From Guadalajara
Sipping cocktails on a luxury train passing through fields of agave into the heart of Jalisco
Link About It: This Week’s Picks
An all-girl boy band, Björk's new book, how "Hair of the Dog" is real and more in our look at the web
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A $2,865 Train Ride
The just-unveiled gold-tinted Shiki-shima Japanese sleeper train, designed by Ken Kiyoyuki Okuyama, takes luxury to a new level. The 10-car train (announced back in 2014) has 17 rooms—two suites and 15 smaller …
Via newyorker.com
Candid Portraits of Amtrak Passengers Traveling Across America
After a childhood spent working on a local freight line, photographer McNair Evans recently returned to his railroad roots for his photo series “In Search of Great Men.” He traveled across America …
Link About It: This Week’s Picks
Vale Zaha Hadid, a new high-speed train in Japan, Siberian unicorns and more in this week's look around the web
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Japan’s New Bullet Train Will Blend Into the Environment
Award-winning architect Kazuyo Sejima is designing a new high speed express train for Japan that will blend into the environment. The proposed design is a stark contrast to previous Japanese trains, whose …
Via messynessychic.com
A Forgotten American Train Journey
Once called “the grandest scenic trip on Earth,” the Mount Lowe Railway transported passengers through miles of mountainous vistas high above southern California. Conceived by American inventor Thaddeus Lowe in the late …
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Japan’s Record-Breaking Maglev Train
Japan’s magnetic levitation (or maglev) train has broken the world speed record—again. The high-speed rail uses electrically charged magnets to hover the train over the tracks, reducing friction and allowing for increased …
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California Rail Breaks Ground
The California high-speed bullet train that would connect San Francisco and Los Angeles will finally break ground this week after years of delays. While the estimated $68 billion project is still shrouded …