Train Trips

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

Masked Amtrak conductor

Outrun covid on an Amtrak train … Roll into Ontario’s hinterland … Hit the...

A coast-to-coast Amtrak trip restored my faith in travel … VIA Rail journey boasts autumn colours, anglers and adventurers … Traveling on Qinghai-Tibet line, the world's highest railway
Amtrak California Zephyer at Verdi, Nevada.

Breeze west aboard Amtrak’s Zephyr … Ride back to old Israel … Hanoi to...

USA: Explore the West by rail on Amtrak's California Zephyr As I looked around the observation car of Amtrak's California Zephyr, everyone enjoying the passing...
Couple riding in the Skyline Car Lounge aboard VIA Rail's Canadian.

Traveling the Canadian way … Taking India’s tea line … Reaching for Skye

On Canada’s Via Rail, a return to the older — and let’s be honest, better — way of traveling ... Darjeeling Hill Railway History in motion ... What it’s like to get the train from London to Skye
Himalyan Queen

Around India in 80 trains … Taking Donner Pass … Rail luxury at its...

My journey around India in 80 trains … Crossing Donner Summit when Sierra wears its white winter coat … The world’s ‘best’ luxury train is in the UK — and it sells out a year in advance
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...
Train du Desert

Braving Mauritania’s Sahara … Glimpsing Russia’s soul … Catching a Scottish vibe

An exhilarating train journey across the Sahara ... Horrors and joys of third-class train travel in Russia ... London to Glasgow on the Caledonian Sleeper train
Jose Cuervo Express

Ride Mexico’s liquored up loco … Catch Scotland’s luxury express … Head off Covid...

The Tequila Train serves epic views of Mexico along with bottomless Tequila A luxury train trip with all-you-can-drink tequila may sound like the stuff...
Amtrak's Winter Park Express transports skiers from Denver's Union Station to Winter Park Resort's mountain base.

USA ski trains track the slopes from California to the Rockies to New England

Savvy slat rats are in on the secret. They're ditching drives and forgoing flights to choose rail relaxation. USA passenger trains have had their...
Amtrak Silver Meteor in Orlando.

James Bond’s favorite train … Maritimes to Montréal … World’s cheapest journeys

From New York to Miami on James Bond's favorite train ... Get a view of the Maritimes on this overnight train trip from Halifax to Montreal ... The Ten Cheapest Train Journeys You Can Take Around The World
Glacier Express

Exploring at a Glacier’s pace … A Russian classic rides again … Last whistle...

This traditional steam train takes passengers back to the Soviet era … Riding the last whistle stop route to Talkeetna, Alaska … Why Switzerland’s Glacier Express train should be on your bucket list

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