@Gte Thanks! I would take the train everywhere if I could. But Texas likes its highways. (We did New York → Montreal once, one of the Çingleton years… Related bucket list: Vancouver to Toronto.)

@Gte @manton — I did that Vancouver to Portland train ride too many years ago. It was lovely.

@Gte @manton Acela from NYC to Philly was good too. It is mind-boggling how the US chose _not_ to be a world-leader in train networks, when a decent high-speed rail network could do NYC-SF in what, around ~15 hours.

@Gte @manton — You could almost be describing Ireland. If Ireland had high-speed rail, you'd be able to get from anywhere to anywhere else within 90 minutes. No vision to invest alas.

But yes, train is a fantastic way to travel. Other routes I'd recommend if you ever get the chance: Dublin–London by boat and train, just for the experience, and also the London-Edinburgh sleeper, and of course London to Paris or Brussels under the English channel in 2 hours.

Oh, and this: https://tickets.rhb.ch/de/pages/bernina-express

@paulca @Gte Bernina Express looks incredible. Ages ago we had a 2-month rail pass in Europe so got to see a lot, but still feel like only scratched the surface.