One Guy's Opinion on Best Passenger Rail Lines

Started by Ajax, July 07, 2011, 11:55:07 AM

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Ajax

July 07, 2011, 11:55:07 AM
This is a tweet from Grant Wahl - he's a basketball and soccer writer for Sports Illustrated who has traveled extensively covering different games and tournaments.  He just landed in Germany to cover the Women's World Cup, and I guess that prompted him to offer his opinions on the best rail lines he's encountered.  Since it's a tweet it's obviously short on any criteria, but for you world travelers out there I was wondering if you had any opinions you'd like to share.  I don't know if he has traveled through Denmark and Sweden much - I would rate them pretty highly, at least based on the few days I spent there. 

"GrantWahl: Best rail lines I've been on: 1. China 2. Japan 3. France 4. Germany 5. UK 6. S. Korea 7. USA 8. Argentina"

iMarvin

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July 07, 2011, 12:19:46 PM
I haven't been to any other continent so I can't say anything about those countries' rail lines, but the U.S. is seriously lacking when it comes to fast, high-quality rail intercity rail lines. Amtrak just doesn't cut it. I really hope that high speed rail makes it into this country.

Lunican

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July 07, 2011, 06:59:07 PM
Unveiled: China's 245mph train service is the world's fastest... and it was  completed in just FOUR years



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1238496/Unveiled-Chinas-245mph-train-service-worlds-fastest--completed-just-FOUR-years.html#ixzz1RSmWMicV
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