It's fast, reliable, and smooth. Japan's Shinkansen (bullet train) rockets you across the country while offering breathtaking ...

From West Virginia to California, passengers board classic train carriages decked out in lights and garland, offering a unique way to celebrate the holiday season. Christmas at Cass is held each ...

The U.S. has the most railroad tracks of any country, but we're not known for our passenger trains. A look at America's rail system and the trouble with passenger trains.

Alicia Rovey of the All Fifty Club, a group of travel enthusiasts who want to visit all 50 states, visited five states with her family on Amtrak’s Southwest Chief, which runs between Chicago and Los ...

Most people see the open road when they think of visiting all 50 states and many national parks. But what if your plans don’t involve a long cross-country road trip? It’s possible—and potentially ...

A loose chicken took a “free range” ride, scoring a gratis subway trip to Coney Island on the N train Thursday morning after it was discovered fouling a subway car in storage. An MTA train operator ...

Less than a year after their independent movie Sing Sing—a project nine years in the making—earned three Oscar nominations, a pair of Texas filmmakers are back with another possible contender. Clint ...

Two festive vintage trains will travel through the Italian Alps this holiday season and take travelers to Europe’s most charming Christmas markets. The overnight Espresso Monaco travels from Rome to ...

Daniel Schaefer/BBP Train Dreams. LLC. In an awards season crowded with spectacles, sequels and star-driven vehicles, the quiet power of “Train Dreams” may be its greatest strength. Clint Bentley’s ...

There's something timeless about hearing a whistle echo through crisp winter air and stepping aboard a train bound for the North Pole, or at least the next best thing. Across the country, heritage ...