Harried New Yorkers might easily miss the brown door on the platform separating the street from the subway at the station on 28th Street at Seventh Avenue — home to the No. 1 train. Half a flight of stairs up, and you have the street. Half a flight down, the turnstiles. This intriguing experience is…
A century after the original golden era of railroads, trains are once again the talk of travel. In Europe, especially, train travel is surging as an environmental alternative to short-haul flights, with more night trains, high-speed routes and transnational collaboration between rail companies. Political ties between European countries may be jittery, but the cities are…
