U.S.: Introducing Stadler Rail AG – Third Largest European Rail Vehicle Manufacturer After Bombardier And Alstom

From Seeking Alpha; October 19, 2020 Stadler Rail AG is the third largest rail vehicle manufacturer in Europe after Bombardier…

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Europe: DB and SBB to expand services between Germany and Switzerland

From Global Railway Review; October 15, 2020 Deutsche Bahn (DB) and SBB are to further expand international passenger services between…

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Europe: SBB and ÖBB to Expand Night Train Services in Europe

By Özgür Töre, FTN News; September 15, 2020 SBB and ÖBB are seeking to scale up the existing night train…

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Europe, Switzerland: Newly completed Swiss tunnel to transform European rail travel

From DW.com; September 4, 2020 Switzerland celebrated the completion of the Ceneri Base Tunnel on Friday, marking a major milestone…

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13 Virtual Train Rides From Around the World That You Can Experience Right Now (Video)

By Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure; August 7, 2020 Watching people, clouds, and birds pass your window is only entertaining…

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Europe: Operators start to resume services as Covid-19 travel restrictions ease

By David Burroughs, International Railway Journal; April 28, 2020 EUROPEAN governments are starting to ease restrictions put in place to…

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Europe: These are Europe’s best train stations; St. Pancras ranked first while German stations dominated the list

By Jana Brnáková, Kiwi.com; February 20, 2020 When traveling one wants to go through a pleasant experience. And according to…

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Switzerland: Why Zurich Hauptbahnhof is the ‘best’ train station in mainland Europe

From The Local Switzerland; February 18, 2020 Zurich’s Hauptbahnhof, as it is locally known, rates at the top on the…

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Europe, Switzerland: Huge tunnel network creates new railway link through the Alps

By CNN, News Channel 3; February 20, 2020 Thousands of feet under the Swiss Alps, a new high-speed, high-capacity railway…

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California hydrogen-powered train will be able to travel 79 mph and carry 108 passengers

By ALEJANDRO CANO, Reporter, Redlands Community News; November 21, 2019 In 2024, a hydrogen-powered train with capacity for 108-seated passengers,…

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Europe: SBB and ÖBB to strengthen overnight services

From Railway Gazette; August 19, 2019 EUROPE: Citing a significant increase in demand for international passenger services during the first…

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These Are The 5 Best Train Journeys Of The World, 2019

Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj, Business Traveller, CEOWorld Magazine; June 13, 2019 Travel by flight may turn out to be a…

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Swiss night trains: past, present and future

By Thomas Stephens, swissinfo.ch; June 13, 2019 The Swiss Federal Railways is discussing re-investing in sleeper trains, reacting to a…

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Switzerland: Passengers forced off jam-packed Zurich-bound train over safety concerns

From The Local; May 23, 2019 A number of commuters travelling to Zurich on Thursday morning where forced to disembark…

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The best European sleeper trains

By Francesca Street, CNN; April 8, 2019 (CNN) — As the train pulls out of the station, you slowly drift…

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Bombardier Sees Rail Project Issues Solved by the End of 2020

By Frederic Tomesco, Bloomberg; February 14, 2019 Bombardier Inc. expects to complete at least three of its most delayed rail…

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AllRail calls for opening of Swiss passenger rail market

By David Briginshaw, International Railway Journal; June 8, 2018 THE European alliance of new rail entrants, AllRail, is calling on…

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Switzerland to end SBB long-distance monopoly

By Anitra Green, International Railway Journal; April 20, 2018 FOLLOWING detailed examination of applications submitted by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB)…

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Stadler expands its reach in North America

By Anitra Green, International Railway Journal; February 1, 2018 INVESTMENT in urban rail systems in US cities has been growing…

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Record number of passengers through Switzerland’s Gotthard rail tunnel

By Luigi Jorio, Swissinfo.ch; December 11, 2017 It has been one year since the first trains started using the Gotthard…

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Switzerland: Twindexx fleet to enter service in 2018

From Railway Gazette; November 30, 2017 SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways confirmed on November 30 that it will launch the first…

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Reality Check: When is a train on time?

From BBC News Asia; November 22, 2017 A Japanese railway company made headlines after it apologised for sending a train…

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Utah: Stadler Rail picks Salt Lake City for new rail plant, Clearfield site nixed

By TIM VANDENACK, Staff, Standard-Examiner; October 9, 2017 CLEARFIELD — A Swiss train manufacturing company that had eyed Clearfield as…

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