The Slowest Express I Have Never Caught
The Pixel
There is a train in Switzerland that calls itself an express and takes all day about it. I have wanted to ride it for years.
Journal
Slow Travel
Second-class tickets and no itinerary.
What the Fog Took Off My To-Do List
The Pixel
By noon the ridge was gone and so was every reason to hurry.
In Praise of the Stopping Train
The Pixel
Every country has a train that exists for the people who live along it, and those are the only trains I really want to know about.
Walking Out of a Bad Decade
The Pixel
I did not plan to leave. I planned a long walk, and then I kept going.
Second Class to the End of the Line
The Pixel
Pick a line on the map, ride it until it stops, and see what is there. That is the entire method.
Ferries I Have Loved
The Pixel
I have never met anyone who was in a bad mood at the rail of a small ferry.