I rode on one of Europe's fastest high-speed trains in first class from Amsterdam to Paris for $160. It easily beat flying.

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Europe's Thalys high-speed train in Paris.
Europe's Thalys high-speed train in Paris.

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London's $25 billion railway, which took 23 years to build, hits 100 million passenger journeys since opening in May. One station is big enough to fit the city's tallest skyscraper inside.

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Elizabeth line
Elizabeth line.

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I compared the best business-class trains I've ever taken in Canada and Italy, and my favorite cost half the price

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Insider's reporter upgraded to business class on train rides thorough Canada (L) and Italy (R) to see which was better.
Insider's reporter upgraded to business class on train rides in Canada (L) and Italy (R) to see which she liked better.

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See inside Grand Central Station's newly opened Long Island Rail Road terminal — finally open to passengers after 15 years of construction

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Grand Central LIRR terminal construction — East Side Access
A construction crew works on the Grand Central Madison terminal providing Long Island Rail Road Access to Manhattan's Grand Central Station.

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The famous Alaska Railroad turns 100 this year. Here's what it's like to ride to North America's northernmost train station

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Conductor and clerk welcome passengers aboard an Alaska Railroad train.
Conductor and clerk welcome passengers aboard an Alaska Railroad train.

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