Epic Train Journeys
Legendary train voyages. From transcontinental odysseys to high-altitude marvels, discover the world's most legendary rail voyages.
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California Zephyr
Chicago to San Francisco across the Rockies and Sierra Nevada
Glacier Express
The slowest express train in the world: 8 hours across the Swiss Alps
Bernina Express
From Swiss glaciers to Italian palm trees across a UNESCO alpine crossing 2
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
America's longest and highest authentic steam railroad
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
India's UNESCO Toy Train climbing the Himalayas via loops and zig-zags since 1881
Flåmsbana
One of the world's most beautiful train journeys — 20 km, 866 m descent
Grand Canyon Railway
A 65-mile heritage train journey from Williams, Arizona to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon
Mount Washington Cog Railway
World's first mountain-climbing cog railway — 1869, 37.41% grade, climbs to 6,288 ft
Qinghai-Tibet Railway
The world's highest railway, across the roof of the world to Lhasa
Strasburg Rail Road
America's oldest continuously operating standard-gauge railroad — a 45-minute steam ride through Amish farmland.
The Ghan
Transcontinental across Australia's Red Centre, Adelaide to Darwin
The Jacobite Steam Train
The real-life Hogwarts Express, crossing the Glenfinnan Viaduct on the world's most scenic railway
Tramway du Mont-Blanc
France's highest railway, climbing from Le Fayet to the foot of the Mont Blanc on a 1909 Strub-rack line.
Trans-Siberian Railway
The world's longest railway — Moscow to the Pacific
Venice Simplon-Orient-Express
London to Venice in 1920s Wagons-Lits splendour
White Pass & Yukon Route — Summit Excursion
Climb 873 m from Skagway tidewater to the historic White Pass on a 914 mm narrow-gauge line built for the Klondike Gold Rush.