Article: Winter Premier Train Specials From Rail Europe: Eurostar Ski Trains From London to the French Alps, and Kids Ride Free on Thalys Paris-Brussels.

Article: The "golden age" of ski trains.
Skiing;  October 1, 1984 ;     700+ words ... ... far fewer skiers than there are today. But the ski trains were indeed all that they were cracked up to ... that is changing. The history of skiing and ski trains is inseparable. Ski trains operated out of Boston in 1931 and out of New ...

Article: DETAILS Mount Washington Cog Railway Ski Trains
The Washington Post;  December 19, 2004 ;     548 words ... ... THERE: The Mount Washington Cog Railway Ski Trains ski area is in Bretton Woods, N.H ... TICKETS: The Mount Washington Cog Railway Ski Trains costs $59 for a full day or $25 for ... largest ski area, and the cog railway ski trains costs $75. Info: 800-922- 8825 ...

Article: High-Speed Ski Trains take you to the Heart of the ...
AP Worldstream;  February 20, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... during the ski season. The high-speed links are often called ski trains because they only run during the season, and they're filled ... opens. Don't be alarmed toward the end of the trip: the ski trains have to slow down as they head into and out of the Alps ...

Article: Memorial for Weston Blake, 91; helped start ski ...
The Boston Globe;  March 30, 1994 ;     467 words ... ... years, he was captain of the ski team and active in the Outing Club. He was a member of the committee that initiated the ski trains on the Boston and Maine Railroad that carried skiers north during the war when gasoline was scarce. He also helped establish ...

Article: EU FEA TRV France Ski Trains Tips
AP Worldstream;  February 20, 2003 ;     407 words ...00-00-0000 If You Go GETTING THERE: You can take the Eurostar from London on Friday night or Saturday from December into April; the return is on Saturdays. The TGV of the French SNCF railway runs from Paris on weekends and some weekdays during the ski season, while the Thalys high-speed train runs

Article: On the up and up ... and up; Swiss ski trains are ...
The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario);  November 15, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Gerry Wingenbach Grindelwald, Switzerland -- We are heading into the Alps, rollercoastering our way through Switzerland's heroic scenery and bound for the extraordinary ski slopes within easy striking distance from Geneva on Swiss rails, riding what the writer John McPhee calls precision

Article: Travel: Passport to travel: News from the Industry.(Features)
The Birmingham Post (England);  January 26, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... expect a surge in demand for the special Rail Europe overnight Ski Trains which leave Calais on March 29 and April ... are from pounds 129. Reservations: Rail Europe (0870 124 4646) or visit Rail Europe Travel Shop, 179 Piccadilly, London ...