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.
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 lullabies, we get lurch-inducing railbeds. On the other hand, rewards…
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 at their pant legs to examine their knees; a boy…
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 aboard 80 separate trains. Throughout the novel, Rajesh challenges herself…
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 in Cuba. About halfway through our 10-day People to People…
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 Central station waiting to embark on something that isn’t supposed…
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 rained down onto this multicultural metropolis in Australia’s far north….
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.
Enjoying the Scenic Railways of New Zealand By Norman A Rubin New Zealand is a country of scenic and diverse natural beauty. The country is divided into two main islands, North and South. North Island has unique scenery ranging from fine sandy beaches, through productive farmland and verdant forest to…
David Joshua Jennings takes a train ride through Ecuador’s Valley of the Waterfalls from Riobamba to Alausí and down a steep cliff called the Devil’s Nose.
