ROMANCE OF THE RAILS

Gard du Nord train station, Paris, enroute to Brussels

PAST PRESENT--The following is an inspiring essay on the joys of travel in general and European railroads in particular:  Go to:

http://www.commdiginews.com/travel/europe-by-train-relive-the-past-discover-the-future-21451/

The following are images independent of the above article taken by others or Pillar to Post blog photographers:

Entering the tunnel beneath the English Channel

St. Pancras Train Station, London, arriving from Brussels via the English Channel Tunnel

Waterloo station, London, enroute to Hampton Court for an audience with Henry VIII

Passenger lounge Brussels Midi train station enroute to London

Atocha train station, Madrid, en route to Barcelona

Bayeux train station, gateway to Normandy and D-Day beaches

Amazing tile work adorns the train station, downtown, Valencia, Spain

Waiter aboard the late, great Elipsos TrenHotel from Barcelona to Paris, April 2013.  The overnight train was sadly discontinued in the late summer 2013. C'est dommage