World’s longest train journey Has anyone here tried the 18,755 km long train ride from Portugal to Singapore AKA the Longest Train Journey in the world? Thinking bout it gets me excited and I wanna try it someday. I would love to hear some insights, suggestions, hacks and etc from you guys if you’ve done this trip. Thanks! submitted by /u/kbttbk19

Airline vs Train cancellations I’ve been reading a lot of stories on Reddit about flight cancellations due to weather issues. I haven’t been reading similar stories about train cancellations. It appears that trains are more resilient than planes. But that could be the stories that cross my feed. Is there any real data on whether planes or trains are more likely to be cancelle…

Scotland by train Hi, I’m trying to book a train from Edinburg to Inverness and then Inverness to Glasgow. I noticed that it’s much cheaper when you do round trip vs one way. Is there a way to do a multi city trip without paying so much more? submitted by /u/Cacorm

LPT: Dog trainers don’t train dogs they train you Most people think dog training is so the trainer can train the dog but they actually teach you how to train the dog. If your only doing a few hours a week with a trainer you can’t expect the dog trainer to fix the dog. The trainer should be showing you how to train the dog since your with it 90% of the time. That’s why it’s so important to liste…

Is 3 train trips (TX to AK) in 2 weeks too much? Fly to Denver from home town Overnight stay in Denver Zeyphr train (Denver to San Francisco) Overnight stay in San Franscisco Fly from San Francisco to LA Hop on Starlight (LA to Seattle) Overnight stay in Seattle Fly from Seattle to Anchorage (heres where things get rocky) Anchorage to Seward (want to see Kenai Fjords) Seward back to Anchorag…

train travel in China Has anyone booked train tickets in China recently? Looking to travel between Shanghai, Changsha, and Hong Kong. I was told you have to book through apps so it might be easier to just fly from city to city, but I saw some travel agencies online that will book the train tickets for you — would love any recommendations for reputable ones, or hear h…

LPT: Whenever you have to hastily abandon an idle vehicle on railroad tracks due to an oncoming train, move in a direction TOWARDS the oncoming train when you get out. You’ll want to clear away from the tracks altogether (perpendicularly) as much as possible as well, of course. The common instinct when fleeing the vehicle is to run away from (i.e. in the traveling direction of) the train as it approaches, however 1) the train will catch up to you in that direction anyway and most importantly 2) when it collide…