It seems that there was a retro train ride from Germany (no exact details) to Vienna. Old-school Deutsche Bundesbahn BR 103. While the images are a joy for my soul, I need to dig deeper to see what this was about. #trainstr

It seems some people don't know what a rack railway is and complain that they don't get Emirates first-class comfort on a 10 km (6 miles) journey. That being said, now look through the windows in the first picture.

Pininfarina released a "teaser" with the new rack railway trains for the Rochers-de-Naye (Switzerland). These cogwheel trains, built by Stadler, are scheduled to enter service in 2029, replacing the 40-year-old fleet on the route from Montreux to the Rochers-de-Naye. 🤌

On Wednesday, September 30, SNCF will start selling tickets for the winter holidays. Take a look, because now the tickets tend to be the cheapest.

The last ÖBB presentation, with fewer details than expected, is Railjet M for 2028.

The Austrian ÖBB presented a few images of the new double-decker that will be introduced next year. My guess is that it will be for shorter distances, no more than 2:30 h.

I kept my eyes on Nox Mobility for about two years, and today they revealed the results at the Berlin Messe. Their mission was to change night train travel in Europe, and I was quite surprised to see that they chose an approach closer to air travel. The first route is in Germany and can already be booked for March 23, 2027, on the route Hamburg - Bremen - Augsburg - Munich, for €149. I'll probably post more about in the next days. https://noxmobility.com/en

Lately, I'm into shorter segments. I stop in random cities and stay overnight.

A Coradia Stream, in a livery for Trenitalia InterCity, arriving at InnoTrans 2026. I travel quite often with the older ones, so this will be a nice upgrade.

Getting from Italy to Austria