Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hannah Towey/Insider The 20th Century Limited was once the preferred mode of transportation of the rich and famous. I traveled ...

With separate bedrooms, living rooms and round-the-clock butler service, the Ghan’s new carriage goes toe-to-toe with the world’s fanciest trains.

The Alaska Railroad was completed three decades before Alaska became a state. It stretches from Seward to Fairbanks, the northernmost passenger train station in North America. With its glass dome and ...

Rail travel has long captured the imagination of people, from the first transcontinental journeys in North America and Australia to groundbreaking British trains and incredible advancements by the ...

Japan's Shinkansen bullet train was the first high-speed rail network in the world, debuting in 1964. Tokaido is the busiest line, running at 186 miles per hour and connecting Tokyo and Osaka in less ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Three hours: that’s how long it takes Shelita Buffet to get ready. There are false eyelashes to glue and cheekbones to contour; there’s ...