I’ve done a lot of research on luxury passenger rail travel between 1880 and the start of WW2. I've been asked a few times to share some of my research, so here is my attempt at a basic overview. I hope people find it helpful.

I am cutting this both due to length but also due to references to sex tourism. I do not go into details, but I thought it would be better to acknowledge it than to pretend it isn't part of the history.

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