"The major drawback of flying compared to train travel is, of course, the time spent at the airport, " says ANA spokesman Ryosei Nomura.

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Flying in, the train line is the only feature on an empty orange landscape.

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The Nets planned to take a train home instead of flying because of the expected blizzard in the New York area.

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Bob Gwynne, associate curator of rail vehicles at the National Railway Museum in York - where the engine 'Flying Scotsman' is being restored - said the famous train came about because of one forgotten man.

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The Brooklyn Nets planned to take a train home instead of flying from Washington D.

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The swimmers will train in Sindelfingen, near Stuttgart, Germany until 28 July before flying into Manchester, three days after the opening ceremony.

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Sensing a spark between them, Jesse persuades Celine to leave the train in Vienna, where he plans to hang out for an evening before flying home to the U.S. the next morning.

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But that would have meant an arduous trip by sea, train and probably air east to the United Arab Emirates - in the wrong direction - before flying back across Europe and the Atlantic to Barbados.

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These days he runs against ever-dwindling fields -- on this occasion just three rivals went to the start, and that included stable companion Bullet Train, whose sole purpose in life is to give Frankel a flying start in his races then humbly fade into obscurity in the final furlongs.

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