Train Rides

Sightseeing and adventure day trips on scenic and historic tourist trains

The Jacobite Steam Train crosses the famous Glenfinnan Viaduct in Lochaber, Scotland.

Ride a real Hogwarts Express … Japan’s Sakura rolls by … Experience NYC by...

UK: Potter fans can take a train ride across filming locations in Scotland Skip King’s Cross Station. This summer, catch a magical two-hour ride from...
A brakeman waves from the Mt. Washington Cog Railway in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire.

Railway to the moon turns 150 … Real railing on public transit … Go...

USA: New Hampshire’s Mountain-Climbing ‘Railway to the Moon’ Turns 150 The Mount Washington Cog Railway – which P.T. Barnum called the “second greatest show on...
Jose Cuervo has introduced a new all-you-can-drink party train running from Guadalajara to Tequila, Mexico.

Tequila train goes with the flow … Vintage tube trip nears final run …...

Latin America: There's an All-You-Can-Drink Jose Cuervo Train in Mexico, So Yes Dreams Do Come True For fans of history and booze alike, the Jose...
Passengers singing aboard the Tsugaru Railway stove train in Aomori, Japan.

Sake sipping on a stove train … Wonderful one-day journeys … Napa wine train...

Asia: Classic stove train takes travelers through Japan's wintery landscapes Japan's famous bullet trains may have revolutionized high-speed rail travel, but there are still many...
New Hampshire's Mount Washington Cog Railway scales the highest mountain east of the Rockies.

Racking and rolling … Hopping around Milwaukee … Going underground in Budapest

World's 10 most spectacular rack railways to travel Get your heart racing while tackling some of the world's most scenic, and steep, rack railways. USA:...
The Angeles Flight funicular in Los Angeles is billed as "the shortest railway in the world."

Ride SoCal’s shortest lines … Hop Tokyo’s last streetcar … Ride a vintage NY...

USA: Where to Ride the Tiniest Trains of SoCal There are plenty of ways to travel Southern California by train without having to go very...
Owner Suzanne Knegt and her catering partner, Ad Janssen, welcome sightseers aboard the new RotterTram dining tram in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Take a tasty tramcar tour … Roll gently along the St. Lawrence … Tour...

Europe: The RotterTram, a sightseeing tram that’s also a dining car The vintage 1969 tram is now used as a dining car and does a...
The Alishan Forest Railway rolls throught the mountain resort of Alishan in Chiayi County, Taiwan.

Go Mountain tracking in Taiwan … Rail bike in the Adirondacks … Catch the...

Asia: Taiwan's stunning 106-year-old mountain railway As a red and cream-colored train chugs up the Alishan mountains of Taiwan, it feels like an adventure, harking...
North Carolina's Great Smoky Mountains Railroad is one of ten featured foliage trains.

Track down autumn’s colors aboard a ‘top ten’ fall foliage train

All aboard for autumn color! From New England's red maple groves to stands of golden Rocky Mountain aspen, Leaf spotter specials have something for...
Tram of Communism (Tramvaiul Comunismului) is a popular weekend tourist attraction in Iași, Romania.

Riding the ‘Tram of Communism’ … Off the grid in West Virginia … Mountain...

Europe: Eastern Romania city tourists travel back in time with the “Tram of Communism” Tourists and locals of Iasi, a city in Eastern Romania, can...

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