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  1. Shinkansenfan

    Where is this and why is this?

    That region has lots of snow. I guess is for the snowfall to accumulate when pushed off the tracks by passing trains.
  2. Shinkansenfan

    Why doesn't North America have train sheds / pleasant platforms?

    Some of us have been working on injecting a bit of European grandeur into North American stations. I proposed a new platform canopy system inspired by Vienna's HBF (Main Station) to which a barrel vaulted mid section was grafted on. An architect is quoted in the MSN article; I'm not that...
  3. Shinkansenfan

    Toronto - Niagara Falls day trip

    If traveling on a weekend or public holiday, GO Transit sells a $10 day pass good for one of the weekend days. Unlimited riding across all GO Transit rail and bus lines. It is NOT a 24 hour pass. This pass must be bought online via their website. Can’t purchase at ticket machines or via Presto...
  4. Shinkansenfan

    New Jersey Transit to charge USD100.00 for a six mile journey during the football world cup.

    Less than 6% of $98 New Jersey Transit tickets to MetLife Stadium sold From the Athletic: "Less than six percent of $98 tickets have been purchased for round-trip New Jersey Transit trains to MetLife Stadium during the FIFA World Cup. According to figures provided by a spokesperson for NJ...
  5. Shinkansenfan

    New Jersey Transit to charge USD100.00 for a six mile journey during the football world cup.

    It just keeps getting cheaper and cheaper! NJT train now mere $98! https://www.njtransit.com/press-releases/nj-transit-reduces-ticket-price-98-fifa-world-cup-matches Under Governor Sherrill’s leadership, and at her direction, NJ TRANSIT has further reduced the ticket price for round-trip...
  6. Shinkansenfan

    New Jersey Transit to charge USD100.00 for a six mile journey during the football world cup.

    Good news! NJ Transit ticket prices reduced by $45. Now $105. Get em while you can. https://www.nj.com/news/2026/05/nj-transit-reduces-controversial-world-cup-ticket-prices.html...
  7. Shinkansenfan

    New Jersey Transit to charge USD100.00 for a six mile journey during the football world cup.

    Time to change the thread headline fare. The good news is the return fare will not be $100. The bad news is the return train fare will be $150. https://www.nj.com/news/2026/04/150-nj-transit-tickets-to-world-cup-confirmed-heres-what-else-to-know-about-getting-there.html Also, during the four...
  8. Shinkansenfan

    Which website is more accurate for planning SNCF trips?

    Thanks for the tip! That is a good idea. I see the 08:00 departure now departs at 14:00 which affects my other trains and railway lines that I planned to cover that day, including potentially a hotel night. I was able to verify the change via the live departure board for Tours Station...
  9. Shinkansenfan

    Which website is more accurate for planning SNCF trips?

    I'm trying to ride various endangered SNCF lines. Some have scant service. One example is Tours to La Roche sur Yon. But I'm getting different train timetable results between two SNCF websites. - https://www.sncf-voyageurs.com - https://www.sncf-connect.com Which website is the more accurate...
  10. Shinkansenfan

    Philadelphia's SEPTA cuts 45% of service and raises fares by 20% amid funding crisis

    As Tuanton said, this is not the first time this has happened in SEPTA land. The funding situation is complicated. During a recent trip, there were a handful of PCCs running on the G--all in great shape--with buses covering the rest of the headways. Where the streetcar tracks were embedded in a...
  11. Shinkansenfan

    Dresden Steam Festival 2026

    I went to the festival this year and in a prior year. Both years using a railpass to travel about and catch the excursions at different locations. While a car can be more convenient, the organizers do post timepoints of key stations for each excursion, and with a bit of planning, one can get...
  12. Shinkansenfan

    Need map showing location of old Kiruna and current Kiruna station

    Thanks, Lxd2. This is helpful, as I did not recall a reversal. Looks like the proposed new station will add a reversal. And looks like I will need to make two trips to Kiruna cover the current and future new trackage.
  13. Shinkansenfan

    Need map showing location of old Kiruna and current Kiruna station

    Thanks Gloster, NWales58. Those links were useful and the Trafikverkets documents helpfully explain the proposed new station. So it appears the former railway station was south of the current station. How did trains from the south (say Stockholm) headed to Narvik enter the former station...
  14. Shinkansenfan

    Need map showing location of old Kiruna and current Kiruna station

    Because part of the city of Kiruna is being relocated east to avoid mine caused subsidence, I'm looking for a map showing the former (now demolished) Kiruna Station and the current location. Some Internet sources such as Wikipedia state the current location is temporary location. Does anyone...
  15. Shinkansenfan

    Amtrak Acela

    The Acela seat numbering was a marketing concept designed to compete with airlines operating in the Northeast Corridor (they tend to use narrowbody aircraft with 3-3 seating labelled ABC DEF). With Acela, seats are designated AC DF with the marketing concept that unlike the airlines there is no...
  16. Shinkansenfan

    Public transport in Tokyo

    I recommend the Mobile Suica over the physical Suica card. Why? 1) You can reload from your phone. No need to seek out a ticket machine to top up. This is useful if you're at a bus stop away from a railway or metro station. 2) You can reload fractional amounts down to a single yen, whereas...
  17. Shinkansenfan

    Japan train planner - alternatives to HyperDia?

    I too lament the transformation of HyperDia into a useless shell website of its once informative self. Consider using: https://roote.ekispert.net/en which I used to plan an elaborate itinerary to ride various endangered railway lines. Ekispert at least on one occasion provided me with the...
  18. Shinkansenfan

    1cl Eurailpass holder fare not available on Thalys AMS to Paris, but available if booked AMS to BRU + BRU to Paris. It this the same train?

    Flying Snail, thanks for the suggestion. I see that SNCF and (was it SNCB?) want to restart conventional services via the classic tracks between Paris and Amsterdam. In my case, the Amsterdam to Paris train 9328 arrived on Platform 4, where the Brussels to Paris train 9428 was already standing...
  19. Shinkansenfan

    1cl Eurailpass holder fare not available on Thalys AMS to Paris, but available if booked AMS to BRU + BRU to Paris. It this the same train?

    Superalbs, thanks for your fast reply! If booking as two separate seat reservations, I expect to dash between the two halves of the trainset during the 5 minute station dwell. Is it a correct assumption the Brussels to Paris segment will be on the south (leading) end of the train with the AMS...
  20. Shinkansenfan

    1cl Eurailpass holder fare not available on Thalys AMS to Paris, but available if booked AMS to BRU + BRU to Paris. It this the same train?

    The first class Eurailpass holder fare is not available on many Thalys departures in September from Amsterdam to Paris. But as a workaround, if booked as AMS to Brussels + Brussels to Paris and I pay the bahksheesh twice, I can get a first class seat on Thalys from AMS to Paris. Details: The...

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