United States · Scenic
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
Coal-fired steam on three-foot track through the Animas gorge
3h 30m · Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
- Scenic
- Heritage
- Steam
Photo: snowpeak · CC BY 2.0
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China → Laos · Scenic
Kunming to Vientiane on the China–Laos Railway
Yunnan to the Mekong on a brand-new cross-border railway
9h 34m · China State Railway Group (China Railway)
- Scenic
- Engineering
- Epic
Photo: Julia Denton-Barker · CC BY-SA 2.0
China · Scenic
Shanghai to Lhasa: train Z164/Z165
The longest run in China: 4,372 km and two nights to Tibet
45h 03m · China State Railway Group (China Railway)
- Scenic
- Sleeper
- Engineering
AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas
United States → Canada · Scenic
White Pass & Yukon Route from Skagway
Narrow gauge over the Klondike gold rush pass
2h 45m · White Pass & Yukon Route
- Scenic
- Heritage
- Engineering
Photo: Fred Renspies · CC BY 2.0
Morocco · Engineering
Al Boraq: Tangier to Casablanca
Africa's first high-speed line, along the Atlantic coast
2h 10m · ONCF
- Engineering
- High-speed
Photo: Phil Richards from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
Spain · Engineering
AVE: Madrid to Seville
Spain's original high-speed line, Madrid to Andalusia
2h 35m · Renfe
- Engineering
- High-speed
Photo: Pablo Nieto Abad · CC BY-SA 2.0
United States · Scenic
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
64 miles of steam over Cumbres Pass and Toltec Gorge
7h 45m · Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
- Scenic
- Heritage
- Steam
Photo: Xboxtravis7992 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saudi Arabia · Engineering
Haramain High Speed Railway: Makkah to Madinah
Makkah to Madinah across the Hejaz at 300 km/h
2h 30m · Saudi Arabia Railways
- Engineering
- High-speed
Photo: Saudi Press Agency · CC BY-SA 4.0
Germany · Engineering
ICE Sprinter: Berlin to Munich
Germany's two biggest cities in under four hours
3h 55m · Deutsche Bahn
- Engineering
- High-speed
Photo: Reinhold Möller Ermell · CC BY-SA 4.0
United States · Heritage
Mount Washington Cog Railway
The world's first mountain rack railway, opened 1869
3h · Mount Washington Cog Railway
- Heritage
- Steam
- Engineering
Photo: King of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0
Norway → Sweden · Scenic
Ofoten Line: Narvik to Kiruna
Arctic iron-ore country, from the fjord to Lapland
3h · SJ Norge
- Scenic
- Engineering
- Epic
Photo: Trond Blomlie · CC BY-SA 3.0
Japan · Scenic
Akita Shinkansen: Tokyo to Akita
A mini-shinkansen over the mountains to the Sea of Japan
3h 37m · JR East
- Scenic
- Engineering
- High-speed
Photo: 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 4.0