Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
The Orient Express is the name of a long-distance passenger train originally operated by the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. Its route has changed many times, and several routes have in the past concurrently used the name (or slight variants thereof). Although the original Orient Express was simply a normal international railway service, the name has [...]
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Train stations is another post related to trains, like trains leaving the station, it has been requested by the spanish high-speed rail site altavelocidad.org (only available in spanish).
Let me know if you find it interesting in your comments, thank you.
View of Munich's Central Station from Hacker-bridge. Trains coming and leaving. Credit
Julian Appel
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Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
There are various types of train designed for particular purposes. A train can consist of a combination of one or more locomotives and attached railroad cars, or a self-propelled multiple unit (or occasionally a single powered coach, called a railcar). Trains can also be hauled by horses, pulled by a cable, or run downhill by [...]
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