Quote Originally Posted by Suobig View Post
Боб, I don't know for sure, but I don't agree that "ехать" is acceptable for "поезд". I would never say "поезд едет по рельсам". As for me there's only "поезд идет по рельсам". You can say "автомобиль съехал с дороги", but you can only say "поезд сошёл с рельс". I can't imagine anyone saying "Поезд ездит между станциями Бологое и Тверь", but only "Поезд ходит между станциями Бологое и Тверь".
Hm... Something disputable again. I agree, "поезд ходит" is more frequent, but I do not see anything wrong in "поезд ездит" at all.
Regional differences again? (We already encountered some on this forum) Other opinions please?