Sleeper trains are fantastic! So much better than short-haul flights. Our family of four rode the Nightjet from Switzerland to Germany. We saved a night in a hotel, were served breakfast, arrived refreshed and ready to hit streets of #Berlin. Read more here: www.highspeed.blog/all-aboard-t...

...NightJet and European Sleeper, there's been a real revival. Our family of 4 bought tickets on the Nightjet to #Berlin last month. Here's how it went: www.highspeed.blog/all-aboard-t...

This is astonishing! Here's a map of all the overnight (sleeper) trains you can now take in Europe. So many in eastern and central Europe. (Few, however, in #France and none in #Spain, #Portugal.) back-on-track.eu/night-train-... Before 2020, routes were disappearing. Thanks to... 🧵

Taking an overnight train means you save money on a hotel room, and your carbon emissions are a fraction of doing the same trip by car or plane. But are sleeper trains practical for a family of 4? We gave the Nightjet to #Berlin a test. The whole story here: www.highspeed.blog/all-aboard-t...

Congress Budgeted Billions for Big Transit Projects. Trump Isn't Spending It Since Trump returned to office, Federal Transit Administration has not signed a single new agreement under Capital Investment Grant program www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/u...

In #Berlin, riding the U-Bahn doesn’t have to mean being Unter the Grund all day. #transit #trains #railways

Bullet Train Hotel! In #Japan, an E6 Series Komachi shinkansen at Akita Station is being opened for overnight accommodation in August. Just 5000 yen ($31 USD) — cheaper than a taxi ride home if you miss the last train... soranews24.com/2026/07/24/j...

THIS JUST IN: In #Canada, federal government announces almost $2B for 45 new battery-diesel Via Rail passenger locomotives The hybrid locos, first in North America, will be built by #Switzerland 's Stadler. 📷 Stadler's EUR9000 hybrid loco www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Cable cars: Not just for ski vacations. In La Paz, Medellín, and a half dozen cities in #France, they're being used as robust forms of urban transit. I gave #Paris 's C1, Europe's newest (and longest) aerial tram, a test drive, and here's what I discovered: www.highspeed.blog/up-where-the...

Can a cable car be a legit form of urban transit? I took a ride on Europe's newest, and longest, aerial tramway, the C1 in #Paris, to find out. (In the video: we're overflying a national highway + a high-speed rail line.) More in this week's HIGH SPEED dispatch: www.highspeed.blog/up-where-the...

I took a ride on #Paris's Ligne C1, Europe’s newest, and longest, urban cable car line. I was impressed! I write about the downsides and (multiple) upsides of aerial tramways as public transport in this week's HIGH SPEED dispatch #transit #france🇫🇷 www.highspeed.blog/up-where-the...

A man in his 70s came up to us and said: “I went to the beach at Oka today by taking my bike on the REM this morning! I would have been stuck for an hour in traffic before. I haven’t taken my car downtown since the Mont-Royal station opened.”

And we got there by taking our bikes on the REM. Carefree, #carfree outing

Sunday outing: today we discovered #Montreal has a teeny-tiny cable ferry across the rapids to Île-Bizard. (Fits a half dozen cars and a whole lot of bikes!)

That’s my train-lovin’ boy! I took my son for an overnight stay in a 1921 Canadian National caboose. More on where to crash for the night in railway museums across #Canada in my @theglobeandmail.com travel feature: www.theglobeandmail.com/life/style/t...

This week I’m exploring #Berlin’s U-Bahn, S-Bahn, and tram network. #trains #transit #tram #railways Much more at www.highspeed.blog

We rode the NightJet sleeper train from #Basel to #Berlin. Night trains save you a night in a hotel…but not all of them are a great experience. Here’s what my family thought of OBB’s service…

Paint It White! Train tracks buckling in the heat is causing serious cargo and travel disruptions around the world. #Italy came up with a solution years ago: painting the tracks white lowers temperatures by 11 degrees C. Now Union Pacific is trying the technique. hackaday.com/2026/07/16/w...

I reveal where you can crash for the night in historic (and beautifully renovated) railcars across #Canada in my latest @theglobeandmail.com travel feature. www.theglobeandmail.com/life/style/t...

Trenitalia cheered me up today! If you want punctuality, ride Swiss trains. If you want style (and good espresso), go for an Italian Frecciarossa. #Lyon - #Paris

What’s the secret behind the world’s greatest public transport system? It all starts with the second hand of the Swiss Railway Clock, which you’ll find in every train station in #Switzerland. For the whole story, go to: www.highspeed.blog/anatomy-of-a...

Postcard from Interlaken. #switzerland #railways #transit #trains

We were wondering why we were the only passengers! Turns out you should check the weather app before boarding the funiculars to Monte S. Salvatore in Lugano. #switzerland #railways

You definitely don’t order coffee at a Café Achteck in #Berlin. (But after a double espresso in Kreuzberg, you might need one.)

If you have the least interest in transportation, #Berlin’s Hauptbahnhof is mesmerizing. #trains #germany #railways

Can we eat pain au chocolat while taking a chocolate #train to a chocolate factory? Of course we can! We’re in #Switzerland.

Sure it’s been hot in #France! But that doesn’t stop people in #Paris from having a good time. Coming out of the Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre métro stop, this is what I saw… #transit

Spotted outside the Palais Wilson in #Geneva. Woodrow Wilson encouraged international cooperation by founding the League of Nations in 1920. Those times are long gone.

I’ve been riding the trams in #Geneva all week, and I have to agree with M. de Botton. #switzerland #transit #railway

Here in #Paris, I took a ride on Ligne C1, Europe’s newest, and longest, urban cable car line. #transit #france🇫🇷