We took the train yesterday from Zell am See to Krimmel Waterfall in Austria,this is a regular schedule train.
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Very nice, I'll bet the scenery was outstanding. One thing I've noticed, the train seems to be nice and clean and not all trashed out like a lot of what you see in the US. I've been watching a lot of YouTube videos on the German Locomotives that they have been restoring, they really go all out in the work they do and they also seem to run them more often than the US does. Thanks for the photos and I hope you had a good time.
Only have a few bucket list destinations in Europe.
Irish coast
Normandy
Tour de France on Alpe D'Huez
Rhaetian Railways Albula Line
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Thank you Mikey, now I have one more destination.
huez
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Hi PRR Mike
Normandy is one of the most moving places that I have been,we did a full day tour and the knowledge of the tour guide was amazing.
Mikey
Very cool pictures! All around! I like the look of the Austrian train above- personally, gives me a feeling of not just Continental Eastern Europe trains and commuter services- but a Cold War reminiscent feel and look. Looking at the pictures of the scenery, stations and signs- prewar toy train makers like Bing, Issmayer, Bub, Fandor, etc... were pretty darn accurate in their toy replications.
I wish I had access to all of the pictures of my time studying abroad in Brisbane, Australia, whether it was going down town on the weekends(or week nights- I was in college) my roommate and I would take the bus, right outside our apartment,10min down to the Indooroopilly station and hop on the train. Even trips to the Gold Cost- about an hour away, were still commuter light rail. The only train which we had to book tickets in advance for was our trip to aByron Bay(eastern most point on the continent). But then that wasn't commuter rail.
@J. Motts that was how it was in Australia too. Compared to SEPTA in Philly- what a difference. I know some people bang the DC metro system but I found most of it relatively clean. Cleanest commuter rail I took in the US was from West Chester, NYC into the city.
As far as U.S. Passenger rail, I've enjoyed my trips from PA to Florida. On those Amtrak tips, The amenities weren't bad, it was the delays...the countless delays....
@mikey that interior is really cool as well.Totally fits with a trip to the waterfall or through some mountains in Europe. That's where most of my friends studied, I hope to get there some day,
The seats look really col and very nice but look like they could be bit uncomfortable- how were the seats and the ride in general?
"Narrow gauge"?=meter gauge?
When I was in Europe, I found Meter Gauge, and also 750mm and 760mm (basically 3/4 meter). The Standard gauge was about the same as ours, but all the narrow gauge was metric.
