Kumagawa Railroad has fully resumed operations! A (super) beginner rail fan rode to Yunomae Station (Part 1)

As I waited for the train on the platform with a commemorative fan in hand, I saw smiles everywhere among the people who had ...
Condé Nast Traveller

11 highest speed trains in the world: from 200mph bullet trains to bedrooms on rails: 10 epic railway adventures

The highest-speed trains in the world open up no end of possibilities for curious travellers. Whenever we head on an adventure that includes more time on the ground, it feels like a big win on the ...
Amtrak Media

A New Era for Amtrak Cascades: Airo Fleet Debuts Sept. 30

Amtrak has ordered eight Airo trainsets for the Amtrak Cascades, along with two new locomotives and a spare cab car. As ...

CA high-speed rail improperly paid thousands in consultants' expenses

The California High-Speed Rail Authority spent more than half a million dollars in unallowable consultants' travel expenses ...
Hot Rod

Is Union Pacific’s Big Boy Locomotive the Ultimate Hot Rod? We Hit the Rails to Find Out

Ride along with HOT ROD as Union Pacific’s legendary Big Boy No. 4014 completes its historic America 250 coast-to-coast steam ...
Travel + Leisure

I Took 5 Trains in One Day Just to Ride This $110 Dessert Train in Taiwan—and I’d Do It Again

After planning two trips to Taiwan in three months, my biggest takeaway is simple: book early. Otherwise, you too might fight yourself taking five trains in one day just to chase your dream—namely, ...
Family Destinations Guide

You Won’t Believe How Cheaply You Can Live In This Gorgeous Small Town In Michigan

Coldwater sits in the southwestern corner of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, just a short distance from the Indiana border. It’s ...
KOB

Train cars derail near Santa Rosa golf course

SANTA ROSA, N.M. – About 30 Union Pacific train cars derailed on a golf course, raising concerns about whether anything hazardous was in the cars. KOB 4 went to Santa Rosa after the derailment Tuesday ...