Cuba: Enjoying the Hershey Train Ride
The Hershey Train of Cuba: Unreliable and nearly empty, the train goes to an abandoned factory, and the former sugar factory.
Railroad Travel
Traveling by train is one of the best ways to see the world. In this section, we describe journeys on tourist railways, high-speedrailroad trains, and scenic rail journeys around the world.
Bulgaria: Septemvri to Dobriniste by Train
The train from Septemvri to Dobriniste, Bulgaria harkens back to the golden age of train travel By Di Bach It’s the small details–brass coat hooks, tiny semi-circled tables with old-fashioned metal ashtrays underneath, which add a civilized edge to the journey and the otherwise shabby interior of this little train carriage. Looking out through the […]
The Rocky Mountaineer Train Across Canada
Ride on the Peace Train: The Rocky Mountaineer A spectacular way to see Canada by train from Jasper to Seattle on a luxurious train with gourmet food.
Italy: Traveling By Night Train With My Dog
Traveling Through Italy By Train: A Thello Train Ride with Falco By Paul Wojnicki It’s not the Orient Express, I’ll admit, but after a long day pounding the streets of Paris the Thello feels comfortable enough. The private sleepers are small but cozy and my dog Falco has already made himself at home at the […]
Arriving in Rome: Traveling Europe by Eurail
A whirlwind trip through Western Europe: Two weeks on a train, via the Eurail Global Pass, discovering the big cities of Europe one at a time, by train.
Ukraine: Train Across the Nation
Ukraine: Crossing the country by train, through remote cities like Minsk and Kyiv.
Traveling as a 15-year-old on Amtrak
Amtrak for kids: Some tips on traveling as an unaccompanied minor on an Amtrak train from Philly to Boston, following the rules of the railroad.
Train Travel Across the USA
Rolling Across the United States by Train By John Pitt Updated Feb, 2015 American trains have always had a strong hold on the popular imagination, inspiring countless songs, stories, scandals, and legends. Their rugged style and old-world charm set them apart from more mundane means of transport and, as Homer Simpson has said, ‘Nothing beats […]
Madagascar: The Last Train
The last train left running in Madagascar connects the highland town of Fianarasoa to the east-coast town of Manakara
Exploring the World by Train
Traversing this World on the Rails That Connect our Cities and Coasts By Luke Dowley Tom Zoellner’s book Train: Riding the Rails That Created the Modern World – From the Trans-Siberian to the Southwest Chief describes the authors adventure across the country and the world using the rails that in years past connected coasts, industrialized […]
Hopping Freight Trains: The Story of Hobo Rapid T
Hobo stories: an interview with Rapid T, a hobo who rides the rails in the eastern US – freight train travel. Train hopping, freight hopping stories
Trans-Mongolian Railway: The World’s Longest Ride
The trans-Mongolia Railway is currently the world’s longest train.