The Reluctant Railfan's Introduction To Europe THE RELUCTANT RAILFAN'S INTRODUCTION TO EUROPE Large Image YOUR USUAL VACATION consists of going somewhere to see trains, maybe even... ride them. Last year you chased the freight trains of the Kansas, Nebraska & Northwestern across the plains, staying at motels next to the tracks and eating your meals in Frank n... ticket. You ll have days at your disposal while she s in meetings, but you re not inclined to spend them in cathedrals and museums. You d really rather see and ride trains, but what...

are InterCity Express trains (ICE), Germany's entry in the high-speed competition. At the other end of the continuum are some steam-powered narrow gauge lines in eastern Germany... - not important enough to dieselize, too important to close. A lot of freight moves on the rails in Germany, and much of it is bulk commodities in large 8-wheel cars -- freight trains... oldest monorail. There's quantity, too. The main line through the Rhine george has three or four express trains and two locals per hour each way. Across the river is another double...

to develope a high-speed train, and its network of high speed services is more extensive than anyone else's. Away from the TGV routes, though, France has some intriguing railroading. France... explored more technological dead ends than other countries (rubber-tired trains and turbine-powered trains, for instance), and in general French engineers are not afraid...

Railfan Guide To Switzerland THE RAILFAN GUIDE TO SWITZERLAND Large Image THINK OF IT AS Switzer Land, a theme park for the railfan. Trains of different sizes go everywhere... restaurants, and the train rides won t do to your lunch what amusement park rides do. The park staff are helpful and speak several languages, often including English. Switzer Land...

the arrangements. There is someone to talk with at dinner. Advantages of train travel: No one has to watch the road, let alone for road signs in a foreign language. Train windows are huge..., Switzerland; Amsterdam; Britain. Steve (one of those friends) has described it as his bucket-list trip. I haven't calculated the price yet. George Drury has been traveling by train... on his own and as a group tour leader throughout North America and Europe since 1961. He has written rail travel articles for Trains, Vintage Rails, International Railway Traveler...