Hanoi Train Street in Vietnam

14 March 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon voyage Reading Time:  6 minutes

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© flickr.com – Takeshi Aida/cc-by-sa-2.0

Hanoi Train Street is a narrow train bypass in Hanoi which sees a twice-daily train pass close to buildings on either side of the tracks (the railroad tracks take up nearly the entirety of the “train street”). The track was built by the French in 1902 and is still an active rail line as of 2023.   read more…

Spirit of Queensland

7 January 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon voyage, Hotels Reading Time:  4 minutes

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© John Robert McPherson/cc-by-sa-4.0

The Spirit of Queensland is a Queensland Rail long distance passenger rail service. It is operated by a diesel-powered Tilt Train that runs five times a week on the North Coast line between Brisbane and Cairns, a distance of 1,681 kilometres (1,045 mi). At the start of 2015, it replaced the diesel-hauled train The Sunlander.   read more…

The Canadian

18 November 2023 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon voyage, Hotels Reading Time:  8 minutes

Park Car bar and table © Kosboot/cc-by-sa-4.0

Park Car bar and table © Kosboot/cc-by-sa-4.0

The Canadian (French: Le Canadien) is a transcontinental passenger train operated by Via Rail with service between Union Station in Toronto, Ontario, and Pacific Central Station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Before 1955, the Canadian was a Canadian Pacific (CP) train connecting the cities of Toronto and Chicago. Transcontinental service was provided on The Dominion.   read more…

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