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Mosaics of Weimaraners by artist William Wegman are featured in NYC's redesigned 23rd Street subway station.

Dogs in the station … Amtrak hospitality … Philadelphia flipping out #2

USA: The New Stars of a NYC Subway Station: Very Good Doggos Artist William Wegman’s famous Weimaraners are now immortalized in mosaics gracing the walls...
CTA Pride Train

Chicago’s CTA unveils Pride train … Disney kiosk recalls LA trolley … ‘A Streetcar...

Chicago's CTA unveils new Pride train design ... Disney kiosk recalls LA's Red Car Trolleys ... NOLA remembers ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’
Translink 's Trainbow

Belfast chasing Trainbows … Brooklyn’s pre-digital subway bank … Train Guy goes for laughs

Belfast Translink unveils ‘Trainbow’ symbols of hope ... Savings bank subway branch predated digital banking ... 'Bob Mortimer's 'Train Guy' is the funniest thing on the internet right now
Amtrak Christmas menu from the 1970s

RIP Amtrak’s dining car … When VIA Rail was nearly halved … Beloved Tokyo...

RIP Amtrak's dining car, a rolling delight ... When VIA Rail was almost cut in half ... Tokyo's 95-year-old train station is set to be demolished
Japanese train travelers purchase ekiben boxed 'station meals' at train stations across Japan.

Japan’s exquisite station meals … DC’s first metro plan … The world’s busiest transit...

The Exquisite Boxed Meals of Japan's Train-Station Kiosks ... Here's What The DC Metro Could Have Looked Like ... The world's busiest transit lines, according to Google
The Underline in Miami

Underline blooms beneath Miami tracks … Why did Minneapolis raze its station? … Uncertain...

The Underline – Miami’s new park under its train tracks – is now open … Why did Minneapolis tear down its biggest train station … The uncertain future of commuter friendships
One of Switzerland's famous railway station clocks marks 11:19.

Station clocks keep Swiss on time … Singapore squatters ride free … Boston duo...

Europe: Seven fun facts about Switzerland's famous train station clocks Switzerland's 5,000 or so train station clocks are models of elegance and simplicity which are...
Baltimore streetcar

Who killed Baltimore’s streetcars? … Life aboard the royal train … Life under Tokyo’s...

Who killed Baltimore’s streetcar system? … What the world can learn from life under Tokyo’s rail tracks … The Queen's royal train is unlike any other travel experience
Eurostar passenger sharing champagne

Eurostar adds bubbly button … RIP Hoosier State 1980-2019 … Subways to savor

Eurostar launches ‘press for champagne’ button ... Remembering the Hoosier State (1980-2019) ... See why the world's best subway lines are destinations unto themselves
Interior plaza and garden, Atocha Station, Madrid, Spain.

Europe’s most beautiful stations … Philadelphia flipping out #3 … Tracks on fire

Europe's 10 most beautiful railway stations Not only is train travel fast and comfortable; you can also admire some beautiful railway stations — both historical...

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