trains
Viaduct Wrapped '25
This year, I discovered viaduct , a service to track train rides. Since then, I've been tracking my train rides and I've imported most of the train rides I could remember or had some registry of. They now came up with a "wrapped" of this year and it's quite nice to look at!
Autonomous Trains
A few days ago, I was able to tick one more item from my impossible list: traveling on the front cabin of a subway train. When I wrote that, I meant that I wanted to see the view from the conductor's point of view on a tunnel. Since I was in Copenhagen and they have a fully autonomous metro, I did not need to go far to complete that wish.
Tracking Train Rides With Viaduct
It is no secret that I enjoy tracking things, whether it is books I read, things I watched, or places I have been. When I travel, I track my flights, and that is, as far as I know, something a lot of people do. It also means that there are many tools out there for it. But when it comes to trains, I have never found a very reliable solution... until now!
Elizabeth Pillow
Yesterday, we visited the Harry Potter Studios. Since it was quite far away from the center, it took some time to get there, and consequently most of the day. It was worth it. It’s one of those one in a lifetime experiences to see the actual set of one of your favorite franchises. And the butter bee…
Eurostar to London
We arrived last night at St Pancras with the Eurostar. It’s the second time doing this trip using the train, and despite taking much longer than the flight, I’m glad I made that decision. It probably helps that I never took the flight from Eindhoven to London, which takes around 40 minutes. The adva…
Recently in March '24
March had quite a lot of highlights for me, despite the bike shituation. Let's take a look and recap what has happened the past month. I always have to go through my calendar and check stuff for these posts!
Traveling to Vienna With the Nightjet
Over the past days, my partner and I did a small trip to Vienna - and also Bratislava. This post is not going to be about the trip and the cities themselves, but about the transport to and from Vienna: the Nightjet. This was our first time trying out night trains, so it was quite a journey.
Recently in October '23
October just passed by. It's now full-on autumn and I just turned one year older. It was, overall, a great month. Friends have visited, both from abroad and local. Met with some people, steam train rides. Let's dive into it!
Recently in August '23
August is almost gone, and with it the smells of summer. Day after day, the vibes I get from the weather are more autumny 🍁. Temperatures are finally going slightly down and it's starting to feel more cozy. It's been a long, yet satisfying month!
Recently in May '23
May is now approaching its end and the birds 🕊️ are chirping, filling the air with spring noises. Summer is almost there. There have been quite a few nice things to look back in this month. Let's go.
Visiting The Spoorwegmuseum
Today, I visited the Spoorwegmuseum, which literally translates to Railway Museum. As you can imagine, many historical wagons 🚃 and locomotives 🚂. This is among my all-time favorite museums. Last year, when I visited for the first time, I forgot my camera. In addition, I did not manage to visit everything. Now, I was back and with a camera and more time.
A Deutsche Bahn Tale on ICE
Last month, I traveled from The Netherlands 🇳🇱 to Switzerland 🇨🇭 by train. More specifically, I traveled from Eindhoven to Engelberg, which is a small alpine town in the centre of Switzerland. When I wrote this post for the first time, it was mostly a rant, but now that some time has passed, I decided to rewrite it and finally publish it.
Right Track, Wrong Station
KarTrak, an innovation originally built for the rail system, was quickly discarded by train operators. But without it, we wouldn’t have modern barcodes.
Special Delivery
It’s not often that someone figures out a unique way to deliver a pizza, which is why we should honor the driver who delivered to a stalled Amtrak train.
Why Are Trains Always Late?
Despite its best efforts, Amtrak always seems like it has hugely delayed arrivals. One possible reason for that? It doesn't own most of the tracks.