Getting off on the right track in Visual Studio .NET

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After arriving at the station and purchasing your ticket, you need to find the right Gleis (glice; track) for your departing train In large cities, prominently placed departure and arrival boards list train numbers, arrival or departure times, final destinations, and track numbers This information also is posted as a printed schedule in the station The German word for arrival is Ankunft (on-koonft); departure is Abfahrt (ob-fahrt) If you have a reserved seat, your ticket lists the car and seat number Trains can be very long, so you want to be near the appropriate area for boarding when your train pulls into the station Diagrams posted on the platform show the layout of first-class, second-class, and restaurant cars Each Wagen (vah-ghen; car), is numbered The Wagen numbers correspond with numbers or letters on the platform, usually 1 to 6 or A to G Check the diagram and then make your way to the appropriate area of the platform before the train arrives If you have a Eurail Pass, and you re traveling without a seat reservation, make your way to the platform areas where the first- or second-class cars will stop In many German train stations, you can take an elevator to the track level But in others, you must climb stairs, which sometimes have a ramp for luggage trolleys and baby carriages If you re loaded down with several large, heavy bags, getting to your track without help may be difficult (just another way of saying, Don t overpack )

Rail passes are tickets that enable you to travel for a certain number of days without buying a ticket for each leg of your journey They help you save time (ticket lines can be long) and, usually, money You must purchase most rail passes before you leave home; you can t buy them after you arrive in Germany or the rest of Europe

Before you buy a rail pass, do a little research to find out whether it s going to save you money At Rail Europe s Web site (wwwraileurope com), you can click on Fares and Schedules and get an estimated cost (in US or Canadian dollars) of fares between destinations within Germany You can also find exact fares on Deutsche Bahn s Web site (wwwbahnde) Travel agents throughout the United States and Canada sell all the rail passes described here, but the biggest supplier is Rail Europe (% 877257-2887 in the US or 800-361-7245 in Canada; wwwraileuropecom), which allows you to order by phone or online Many different rail passes are available in the United Kingdom for travel in Germany and continental Europe You can check out passes and prices at Rail Europe s UK Web site (wwwraileuropecouk), or stop in at the Rail Europe Travel Centre, 178 Piccadilly, London WI (% 08708/ 371-371 in the UK) Some of the most popular passes, including InterRail and Euro Youth, are available only to travelers 25 years of age and younger; these passes allow unlimited second-class travel through most European countries

The German Rail Pass allows for four to ten consecutive or nonconsecutive days of travel in one month within Germany A four-day pass costs $354 first class or $274 second class An even bigger bargain is the German Rail Twin Pass, for two adults (they don t have to be married and can be of the same sex) traveling together in first or second class The second pass represents a 50 percent savings over single prices Sample prices per person: $275 for four days first class or $203 for second class A German Rail Youth Pass is valid only for persons younger than 26 years of age and is available only in second class Sample prices: $227 for four days, $321 for ten days German Rail Passes for kids ages 6 to 11 are half the adult price Children 5 and younger travel free A German Rail Pass also entitles the bearer to free or discounted travel on selected bus routes operated by Deutsche Touring/Europabus, including destinations not serviced by trains, and free travel on KD German Line steamers (day trips only) along the Main, Mosel, and Rhine rivers German Rail passes are most conveniently available from Rail Europe (% 877-257-2887 in the US or 800-361-7245 in Canada); you can purchase the passes online at wwwraileuropecom Rail Europe also provides cost-effective Rail n Drive packages that combine a certain number of days on the train with a certain number of days in a rental car For instance, you can ride the train from Frankfurt to Munich, spend