There may have been a point, somewhere back in the middle of the last century, where the train seemed to have lost the remainder of whatever swagger it once had. The aircraft had entered stage-left as ...
The Grand Canyon Railway first carried passengers in 1901, linking the small town of Williams, Arizona to one of the world’s ...
Palin's second Great Rail Journey (1994) takes him from the ancient walled city of Londonderry to the most western tip of Ireland. He travels his 'family line' as he attempts to trace his great ...
Everett Potter, author of "100 Train Journeys of a Lifetime" speaks about train travel with USA TODAY ahead of the ...
The train route winds through Colorado and New Mexico through the San Juan Mountains. Designated as a National Historic Landmark, the railroad dates back to the mining days of the 1880s. The 64-mile ...
Swap planes for trains and embark on adventures that are so much more than just a way to reach a destination. Whether it's multi-day journeys catching glimpses of waves crashing into cliffs or quick, ...
China's high-speed bullet trains are a great way to explore different areas of the country. Photograph by Markus Mainka, Alamy Stock Photo On a clear Beijing morning, I settle into my seat on board ...
Long-haul travel is finally making a comeback and research commissioned by Great Rail Journeys, leading escorted travel provider, revealed that Canada is one of the most popular worldwide destinations ...
If train travel to you means paying exorbitant prices for the privilege of being jam-packed alongside commuters, then the idea of a rail holiday might sound like a nightmare. But Scotland might be the ...
Led by his Appleton's guidebook and tracing the footsteps of the Pilgrim Fathers, Michael Portillo heads for Plymouth, the home town of America. He learns how indigenous tribes of Wamponoag people ...
On a clear Beijing morning, I settle into my seat on board the G87 bullet train. Bound for Chengdu, we’ll make the nearly 1,200-mile journey—about the distance from New York City to Kansas City—in ...