"Tracks:" A Train Travel Blog Carnival

Life seems to slow down on a train, where the only imperatives are to take a seat and gaze at the passing scenery. A “great railway bazaar,” this collective effort by About.com's Travel Guides conducts you to distant stations where the journey is as revealing as the destination. So hop aboard....

CANADA Transcontinental travel...

• ViaRail's "Romance by Rail"
• ViaRail Montreal to Moncton

USA Amtrak Pulling into 500 stations in 46 states...

• Amtrak Train Service
• Amtrak Gallery
• Amtrak Auto Train

"Lucky" Lines Gambling on a good time...

• ACES Atlantic City Train
• Las Vegas Monorail

Out West Picturesque rides on vintage equipment...

• Alaska Railroad Scenic Tours
• Grand Canyon by Rail
• Hawaii’s Sugar Cane Train
• Scenic and Historic Southwest Train Rides

EUROPE Scenic Trains Vistas that create lasting memories...

• Austrian Scenic Trains
• British Pullman London to Leeds
• The Orient Express
• Norway: Flam to Myrdal
• Switzerland's Scenic Trains

Mainly Transportation Modern and efficient travel...

• Eurostar and the Channel Tunnel
• Paris
• Germany
• Italy
• Scandinavia
• Spain
• Take a Night Train & Skip a Hotel Bill in Europe

MEXICO & SOUTH AMERICA Exceptional cultural adventures...

• Copper Canyon Railway
• Great Brazil Express
• Train Ride to Machu Picchu

INDIA & CHINA Colorful and exotic experiences...

• India Travelogue: The Deccan Odyssey
• More Luxury Train Travel in India
• Toy Trains in India
• How to Buy a Train Ticket in China

AFRICA Dramatic journeys to distant places...

• Rovos Rail: "The World's Most Luxurious Train"
• Morocco Train Travel
• Tunisia Train Travel

AUSTRALIA Across the vast continent...

• The Ghan
• The Indian Pacific
• The Overland

JUST FOR FUN For kids of all ages...

• Roller Coaster Ride Guide 2009
• The World's 10 Longest Roller Coasters
• Christmas Trains
• The Polar Express

TEMPTED TO REFRAIN FROM A TRAIN? Good advice for those with special needs...

• Train Travel With Claustrophobia
• Train Travel for Seniors

ALSO SEE

• Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) Selects the World's Top 10 Train Rides

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Images: Canada, VIARail. Grand Canyon Railway, Vincent Sardone. London's St. Pancras Station, Getty Images. Rovos Rail, Susan Breslow Sardone.