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Orient Express

Orient Express
Passengers aboard the Orient Express enjoy a meal in the dining car. The Orient Express began its service in the early 1880s as a trans-European luxury train. After 1945 the trains lost their prestige, but in 1970 a luxurious train service called Venice-Simplon-Orient Express began service.
Wolfgang Kaehler/Corbis
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