<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by cattle:
Can you give some advice on how to research trains and schedules? I am heading to Germany and Austria in the summer with my wife and have been stressing (a little) as to what to do about purchasing in advance, what class to buy, flex pass or not, etc...</font>
Try the Rail Europe site.
http://www.raileurope.com/us