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
United States · Scenic
City of New Orleans: Chicago to New Orleans
Overnight down the Mississippi valley, Chicago to the Gulf
19h 30m · Amtrak
- Scenic
- Sleeper
- Epic
Photo: Gary Todd · CC0 1.0
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
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
France · Scenic
Intercités de Nuit: Paris to Nice
Overnight from Paris to the Riviera, in the Train Bleu tradition
11h 30m · SNCF Voyageurs
- Scenic
- Sleeper
- Epic
AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas
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
France · Scenic
TGV inOui: Paris to Marseille
Paris to the Mediterranean in three hours flat
3h 04m · SNCF Voyageurs
- Scenic
- High-speed
Photo: Jean-Louis Zimmermann · CC BY 2.0
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
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