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Train travel in Europe can make getting from the smallest of towns to the continent’s thriving metropolises and anywhere in between a snap. However, unless you plan ahead or take advantage of some of the less-apparent options for savings, you might find yourself racking up a hefty bill for the privilege of riding the rails.
16:51 August 30, 2010
Rail: Spain by train at 180 mph

Halfway through my beer and ham-and-cheese sandwich, it hit me.We’re going 180 mph! There I am standing in the cafeteria car of Spain’s high-speed train watching olive fields and whitewashed homes flash by me, and I realize how fast we are going.
15:10 August 23, 2010
Snowdonia: Steaming through Wales

It’s 4 p.m. on a summer day and the Celtic weather gods looking down on the Snowdonia region of Wales are in a fine mood. The sun is shining, and except for the traveling puffs of black smoke dotting the mountainous and coastal landscape, there’s barely a cloud in the sky.
12:25 September 8, 2010
When children rule the rails

She wore the uniform of the Hungarian National Railways, with a black leather conductor’s purse hanging from her shoulders, and held a huge ticket puncher in her hands.
13:40 July 2, 2010

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