rail travel
Locomotive-based transportation method
Rail travel is transportation by train, typically for passengers moving between cities or across countries.
The term often carries connotations of a slower, more scenic alternative to flying: We chose rail travel through the Alps for the views.
In regions with high-speed networks, rail travel competes directly with air travel for mid-distance routes.
- commuter trainsRail service for workers
- bullet trainsUltra-fast passenger locomotives
- freight trainsRail vehicles carrying cargo
- sleeper carsTrain cars with beds
- dining carsTrain carriages serving meals
intercity trains · cross country · window seat · locomotives · clickety-clack · timetables · platform · whistle · all aboard · train conductor · ticket punch · steam · heritage railways · transcontinental railroads · overnight train · metro systems · quiet car · scenic
- travel historyGrand Tour, jet age, ocean liners, transatlantic crossings, caravan routes
- traveltrip, trips, journey, journeys, travels
- green transitbicycle, bike, e-bus, electric bus, walking
- historic travelGrand Tour, carriage, pilgrimages, wagon, Silk Road
- overland journeysroad trips, overland routes, wagon trains, caravans, expeditions
- English travelstagecoach, coaching inns, grand tour, turnpikes, guidebooks
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Transport by aircraft
flying · driving · aviation · road trip · private car
rail travelhorseback riding
Traveling seated on equines
horse and carriage · stagecoach · walking · ox cart · sailing ship
rail travelstaying put
Remaining in place
staying home · sedentary life · immobility · rootedness · settling down
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