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.
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
The trans-Mongolia Railway is currently the world’s longest train.
The Love Train Runs Through Ohio Watching a Third Hand Romance unfold on the Lake Shore Limited By Francis DiClemente I am riding on Amtrak’s Lake Shore Limited, traveling westbound as the train slices through the dark environs of upstate […]
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic railroad takes railfans on scenic journeys through Colorado and New Mexico. The railroad has been the setting for many, many movies.
Three Southern Towns Where Trains Run Up Main Street. By Herb Hiller Americans don’t ride American trains for getting anywhere fast. Okay, maybe in the Northeast, but we surely don’t ride coach through the South expecting overnight sleep. Instead of […]
Dangerous Strangers on a Kenya-Bound Train By Luke Maguire Armstrong Our rail car tumbled through lands now hidden by the setting sun. To my right, a baby fondled his sleeping mother; two snack vendors sat across from each other, pulling […]
Switzerland by Swiss Pass: Shelley Seale reports on many ways to cross Switzerland by rail using different railroad passes and special excursion fares.
By Elle Rahilly In Around India in 80 Trains author Monisha Rajesh describes her railway travels through India, a country she came to appreciate in retrospect 20 years after her return. Touring the country entailed large distances, with Rajesh hopping […]
Cuba 2012: Riding a Steam Train to a Sugar Estate and a Block Party By Dorothy Conlon I’ve ridden trains in Thailand, India and elsewhere. But nothing like the steam train I rode recently in the Valley of the Sugar Mills […]
The Great Circular Indian Challenge: Seventeen Decide to Travel Together By Mark Lester It is 8 o’clock in the evening, 17th February 2011. I have somehow found myself, after two years of planning, with 16 other people, milling about Mumbai […]
Bergen to Oslo by bus, train, ferry, scenic railway and then train. A long journey through a spectacularly beautiful country across the fjords.
The Ghan: A journey commemorating ANZAC and the bombing of Darwin By Marie Barbieri Claps of thunder followed lightning strikes that shattered the storm clouds preying over Darwin. It’s as if they knew it was 70 years since WWII bombs […]
Canada by rail:Stephen Hartshorne takes a train trip across Canada with eventful stops in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City.
Seoul to Busan Train: David Rich rides the Korean bullet train from Seoul to Busan and finds it is quieter, smoother and faster than any train.