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Lawmakers Push For Bike-Friendly Amtrak Trains

AP | Posted 06.17.2013 | Travel

RENSSELAER, N.Y. -- New York lawmakers want Amtrak to add baggage cars to its passenger trains that would be capable of carrying bicycles. U.S. Sen. ...

An Unexpected Place For A Wine Tasting

The Huffington Post | Erin Ruberry | Posted 04.25.2013 | DC

WASHINGTON -- Frequent Amtrak riders love to complain about spotty Wi-Fi, occasional breakdowns and passengers who talk loudly into cellphones. But wh...

Japan Travel: Inuyama, Cormorants, Calligraphy, Candy And A Castle

Edward Schneider | Posted 06.11.2013 | Travel
Edward Schneider

There were wonderful things to see (and eat) there and elsewhere on our trip, but somehow Inuyama made a particular impression as a perfect, and diverse, place to spend a couple of days.

PHOTOS: The World's Most Scenic Train Trips

Executive Travel | Posted 06.06.2013 | Travel
Executive Travel

First attracted by the novelty, travelers quickly became enchanted: here was a mode of transport that let them enjoy the passing scenery, rather than whiz over it in a jet or through it in a car.

PHOTOS: A Train Trip Through Nigerian History

AP | By JON GAMBRELL | Posted 06.03.2013 | Travel

ABOARD THE OONI OF IFE TO NORTHERN NIGERIA (AP) — The whistle sounds across the arid plains of scrub brush and exposed rocky cliffs. It blares throu...

12 Things You Don't Know About Amtrak

The GypsyNesters | Posted 05.30.2013 | Travel
The GypsyNesters

12) Amtrak serves full, cooked-to-order meals served on real dishes aboard all long-haul routes. These always include a vegetarian selection and often...

How A Derailment Proved US Trains Are On Track

Rebecca Dolan | Posted 05.19.2013 | Travel
Rebecca Dolan

Traveling by train is a fresh of fresh air.

Aboard Amtrak's Mountain Climber

AP | By MELANIE CARROLL | Posted 05.13.2013 | Travel

EMERYVILLE, Calif. (AP) — The journey east on Amtrak's California Zephyr train is as good as the destination. Riding the rails from the San Francisc...

WATCH: Journey Across Mongolia By Train

Posted 03.09.2013 | Arts

"What is that feeling when you're driving away from people and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing? -- it's the too-huge wor...

10 New Railroad Boom Towns

Posted 03.13.2013 | Travel

Last week, as congressional leaders announced a plan to reauthorize funding for railroads across America, a new Brookings Institution study showed tha...

China's Epic 36-Hour Train Trip

www.economist.com | Posted 02.20.2013 | Travel

Thirty-six hours is the lifespan of the adult mayfly. It is the average work week (plus one hour of overtime) in France. It is the name of a 1965 film...

6 Unforgettable Train Trips Kids Will Love

MiniTime | Posted 04.09.2013 | Travel
MiniTime

The most memorable train trips deliver both fabulous scenery and a dose of Americana you just can't appreciate through the windows of a car.

PHOTOS: Behind The Scenes Of Grand Central On Its 100th Birthday

Posted 02.07.2013 | Travel

We took a behind-the-scenes tour of the historic New York building and brought back photos.

A Handy European Train Trick

Edward Schneider | Posted 02.11.2013 | Travel
Edward Schneider

The very best way to travel between London and Paris is the Eurostar train, which gets you from Saint Pancras station to the Gare du Nord, or the other way around, in about two and a quarter hours. Here's a trick that makes the trip even better.

Amtrak Restoring Northbound Service

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 11.02.2012 | Travel

WASHINGTON -- Amtrak will resume service between New York City and Boston on Friday following the repair of commuter rail tracks damaged by Superstorm...

PHOTOS: The World's Top Train Trips

Departures Magazine | Posted 12.11.2012 | Travel
Departures Magazine

In 1829, Englishman George Stephenson brought to life the first steam-powered locomotive -- named Rocket -- and marked the birth of train travel.

PHOTOS: The Other Side Of The Tracks In Italy

Erica Firpo | Posted 12.06.2012 | Travel
Erica Firpo

Coming from the other side of the tracks, the new Italo may have been conceived as "the people's train," but with two of its founders being "Made-in-Italy" magnates -- Ferrari Chairman Luca Montezemolo and Tod's Diego della Valle -- Italo is upping the elegance ante in inter-regional commuting. Think Milan Fashion Week with magnet synchronous motors.

Amtrak Testing Trains At 165 Mph This Week

AP | Posted 11.24.2012 | Travel

TRENTON, N.J. -- Amtrak is going to break the speed limit in the Northeast Corridor. The rail service announced Monday it will operate test trains ov...

PHOTOS: The Personality Of A Train

Pierre R. Berastaín | Posted 11.10.2012 | Travel
Pierre R. Berastaín

There is an entire genre of photography dedicated to documenting the peculiarities of Amtrak trains.

Meeting Amtrak's Cross-Country Passengers

Pierre R. Berastaín | Posted 11.08.2012 | Travel
Pierre R. Berastaín

The different social spaces within the train allow for personal mobility and prolonged social interactions that do not occur in other forms of transportation.

PHOTOS: America Out The Train Window

Pierre R. Berastaín | Posted 11.07.2012 | Travel
Pierre R. Berastaín

For long-distance travel, aerial crafts have replaced terrestrial vehicles. Consequently, we now think in terms of destinations rather than journeys.

Socialism Can Be Fast And Comfortable

Rick Steves | Posted 11.06.2012 | Travel
Rick Steves

If you've never traveled beyond the U.S., I think you'd have a hard time imagining a society not built around automobiles.

WATCH: A Bullet Under The English Channel

Rick Steves | Posted 11.04.2012 | Travel
Rick Steves

Now that the new tracks are complete on the English side, you go just as fast there and -- within about 2.5 hours -- you're in London.

Why Can't Modern Technology Prevent Train Wrecks?

George Bibel | Posted 08.22.2012 | Science
George Bibel

The challenge is to successfully manage the risk to an acceptable level. Unfortunately the risk can never be reduced to zero.

PHOTOS: 5 Reasons To Ride A Train Across Canada

Rebecca Dolan | Posted 11.05.2012 | Travel
Rebecca Dolan

The Canadian landscape is actually quite diverse -- prairie plains, boreal forests, snow-capped mountains, temperate rain forests, maybe an abandoned logging town or two.