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Travelogues and planning tips for long-distance train trips and rail tours

Trans-Iranian Railway train

Iran’s tapestry of landscapes … Britain’s longest train journey … California Zephyr to Chicago

Trans-Iranian Railway reveals a tapestry of landscapes ... Aberdeen to Penzance via Britain’s longest train journey ... San Francisco to Chicago on Amtrak’s California Zephyr
Ouiqo Espana train

From Bilbao, to Barcelona, to Madrid … Coasting Cascadia to California … Across Kazakhstan’s...

Three-city break to Bilbao, Barcelona and Madrid ... 24 hours aboard Amtrak's scenic Coast Starlight ... Journey across Kazakhstan's endless expanses
Sapsan high-speed train at Moscow Leningradsky railway terminal.

St Petersburg to Moscow … South Florida by rail … Sweden’s best journey

Europe: Saint Petersburg to Moscow: All aboard the Sapsan USA: Travel through South Florida's top vacation spots by high speed train Europe: This is...
Amtrak's Coast Starlight treats riders to an ever-changing panorama.

Sleeper to Seattle … London to Marrakech … Japan’s understated marvel

USA: Sleeper to Seattle — 39 hours on Amtrak's Coast Starlight What it's like to go from Southern California to Washington state, 1,377 miles, as...

Follow the tracks to winter slopes aboard ski trains in the USA and Canada

From Northeast peaks to Rocky Mountain heights, US and Canadian railways are the smart skier’s green and easy Winter 2022 connection
Austria's ÖOB operates Nightjet trains between cities across Europe.

Night moves across Europe … Ride a railbed through Queensland … Beijing to Shanghai...

The best European sleeper trains Once a stalwart of international travel, in more recent years there have been far fewer European sleeper trains whisking passengers...
Ride Florida's bright new line … Glimpse Cuba's aging trains … Track Hong Kong's first bullet

Ride Florida’s bright new line … Glimpse Cuba’s aging trains … Track Hong Kong’s...

USA: Riding the Brightline, America’s Train of the Future South Florida's privately funded, multi-billion-dollar Brightline serves up hyper-modern stations, clean biodiesel-fueled trains, and extraordinary attention...
The Ghan at Alice Springs, Northern Territory, in the heart of the Australian Outback's Red Centre.

Through Australia’s Red Centre … Canada’s Rockies to the Pacific … Amtrak routes to...

How to Tackle Australia's Greatest Train Journey Australia’s Red Centre is one of the most charismatic wildernesses in the world, and The Ghan is unquestionably...
The Raumabanen Railway runs through the mountains between Åndalsnes and Dombås in northern Norway.

Tracking Norway’s amazing alps … The best way to see Japan … Winter wonder...

Europe: This Rural Train Offers the Most Breathtaking Views of the Norwegian Alps There are very few reasons that any traveler would need to visit...
The eastbound El Chepe winds its way up Mexico's Copper Canyon.

Mexico’s grand canyon … Thailand: kingdom of rails … On a good times roll

Touring Mexico's grand Copper Canyon by train The kingdom of rails: Is the best way to see Thailand by train? Romancing the rails on...

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