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David Suchet, the British actor famous for his television appearances as Hercule Poirot, hero of the Agatha Christie novel Murder On The Orient Express, recently embarked on a 2,000 mile journey across Europe on the most famous train in the world -- the Orient Express. Suchet traveled from London...

Lately, it's seemed like a lot of travelers have a one-track mind. With President Obama's push for high speed trains beginning to bear fruit in the United States, many rail fans are contemplating a future in which airplanes won't be the only regional travel option. In this brave new world,...