Rail

Going into 2021 and still with no global vaccine available, many travelers are likely to holiday closer to home rather than risk venturing to international destinations and facing local restrictions or an extensive quarantine.

Deutsche Bahn (DB) and SBB are to further expand international passenger services between Germany and Switzerland over the medium term.

Amtrak customers can now take advantage of its Buy One Get One Free sale on all Acela and Northeast Regional (NER) trains throughout the Northeast Corridor (NEC) – from Boston to Virginia.

Amtrak multi-ride travelers can now save up to 40 percent on the cost of their monthly tickets and 50 percent for 10-ride tickets on all Northeast Regional trains, between Boston and Virginia.

SBB and ÖBB are seeking to scale up the existing night train services in Europe from six to ten lines.

The Amtrak^® Pacific Surfliner^® travels along a 351-mile route through San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties, announced enhanced protocols to maintain a safe environment for passengers and crews.

Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) started a new ‘Airtrain’ rail service between Geneva’s Cornavin central station and Zurich Airport.

On track for departure on Wednesday 1^st July 2020, The Vietage will take guests on a journey through the Vietnamese countryside linking Da Nang and Quy Nhon.

The European Commission has approved an investment of almost €177 million from the European Regional Development Fund to double a section of railway line between Palermo and Carini, in Sicily, Italy.

Russian Railways announced that 84.2 million passengers were transported in March 2020 on the infrastructure owned by Russian Railways, 13.4% less than the number of passengers carried in March 2019.

Britain’s train operators have agreed to provide free travel to Flybe staff and customers who are unable to travel over the next week.

Canada's national rail passenger service, VIA Rail announced on Saturday - Feb. 15 that they are canceling all of its services on the network with the exception of Sudbury-White River (CP Rail) and Churchill-The Pas (Hudson Bay Railway) due to a notice from the infrastructure owner, CN Rail.

A high-speed passenger train struck another train on tracks near the northern Italian town of Lodi and has derailed.

Ukrainian Railways signed a Memorandum of Understanding on strategic cooperation with Deutsche Bahn AG and DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH.