Use the German rail website for schedules anywhere in Europe:
http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en  I believe you can download schedules from the site.  I usually just print off the ones I’m likely to use and then print the “details” and “intermediate stops” on the back of the same sheet.

If you purchase a railpass you’ll receive a map and a schedule (about 120 pages) of the major trains betwen cities.

This link will give you maps of the basic routes: http://railpass.com/…

thanks alot another thing was what happens at borders? do trains cross them or will i need to switch?

In the Schengen agreement countries (most of western Europe) borders will be completely invisible.  You will not be aware of crossing a border on the train — no passport stamps or anything.  If you cross into other countries, customs agents board the train and check your passport.  Usually the agents ride from one stop to the next, so the crossing doesn’t slow you down.  A few countries (former SSRs, like Ukraine) have a different track gauge.  At those rare border crossings you either change equipment or you’re stopped for a couple of hours while they change the wheels on the train.