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
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United States · Scenic
Grand Canyon Railway: Williams to the South Rim
The 1901 line to the rim, still running daily
2h 15m · Grand Canyon Railway
- Scenic
- Heritage
- Excursion
Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). · 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
China · Scenic
Beijing S2: the Great Wall train to Badaling
A suburban train to the Great Wall, through the spring blossom
1h 30m · China State Railway Group (China Railway)
- Scenic
- Heritage
- Excursion
Photo: N509FZ · CC BY-SA 4.0
China · Scenic
Kunming to Dali Railway
Across the Yunnan plateau to Erhai lake
1h 48m · China State Railway Group (China Railway)
- Scenic
- Excursion
Photo: SS3-8057 · CC BY 4.0
Japan · Scenic
Limited Express Azusa: Shinjuku to Matsumoto
Out of Tokyo and into the Japanese Alps
2h 30m · JR East
- Scenic
- Excursion
Photo: MaedaAkihiko · CC BY-SA 4.0
Japan · Scenic
Limited Express Hida: Nagoya to Takayama
Up the Hida river gorge to the old town
2h 20m · Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central)
- Scenic
- Excursion
Photo: MaedaAkihiko · CC BY-SA 4.0
Japan · Scenic
Limited Express Kuroshio: Shin-Osaka to Shirahama
Down the Kii peninsula beside the Pacific
2h 30m · West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
- Scenic
- Excursion
AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas
India · Scenic
Matheran Hill Railway: Neral to Matheran
Two-foot gauge up to a hill station where cars are banned
2h · Indian Railways
- Scenic
- Heritage
- Excursion
Photo: Arne Hückelheim · CC BY-SA 3.0
United States · Culinary
Napa Valley Wine Train
Lunch on rails between Napa and St Helena
3h · Napa Valley Wine Train
- Culinary
- Heritage
- Excursion
Photo: Haydn Blackey · CC BY-SA 2.0
Japan · Scenic
Odakyu Romancecar: Shinjuku to Hakone-Yumoto
The observation-car run from Tokyo to Hakone
1h 25m · Odakyu Electric Railway
- Scenic
- Design
- Excursion
Photo: Kznrhsd · CC0
China · Excursion
Shanghai to Hangzhou High-Speed Railway
The easiest day trip on the Chinese network
45m · China State Railway Group (China Railway)
- Excursion
- High-speed
AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas