Fancy ending the year with a delightful train ride? The United States is packed with spectacular seasonal rail journeys, and ...

The Hogwarts Express. The Polar Express. Thomas the Tank Engine. These fictional train rides often spark kids’ imaginations, inspiring dreams of train vacations. While real-life train trips won’t take ...

Since the rise of commercial air travel, getting from one place to another has been about speed. Train travel, on the other hand, celebrates the opposite — a slower, more scenic, and far more ...

From the beautiful colors of the leaves in the fall to the stunning snowy landscapes in the winter, train rides in the U.S. can offer some of the most unique and wonderful ways to see the country. You ...

I booked a $400 roomette for a 15-hour Amtrak ride across the Southwest in January 2025. Then I booked a $450 first-class ticket for a 3-hour train ride from Washington, DC, to New York City. I was ...