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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24 published journeys
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 · 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
Japan · Scenic
SL Banetsu Monogatari
Steam through forests and river country on the Banetsu West Line.
3h 33m · JR East
- Scenic
- Heritage
- Steam
Photo: Olegushka / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Japan · Heritage
SL Gunma
Historic steam day trips from Takasaki.
55m · JR East
- Heritage
- Steam
- Excursion
Photo: Nanashinodensyaku / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
India · Scenic
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
The original Himalayan toy train through tea country.
7h 20m · Indian Railways
- Scenic
- Heritage
- Steam
Photo: Vikramjit Kakati · CC BY-SA 3.0
Argentina · Scenic
La Trochita
A century-old steam narrow-gauge train across the Patagonian steppe.
3h · La Trochita
- Scenic
- Heritage
- Steam
Photo: Gustavo Perretto / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
India · Scenic
Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Steam and rack railway climbing into the Nilgiri Hills.
4h 50m · Indian Railways
- Scenic
- Heritage
- Steam
Photo: Stephan Niewolik / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
United Kingdom · Heritage
Bluebell Railway
Eleven miles of classic British heritage steam.
40m · Bluebell Railway
- Heritage
- Steam
Photo: Peter Trimming from Croydon, England · CC BY 2.0
Switzerland · Scenic
Brienz Rothorn Railway
Steam from Lake Brienz to a 360-degree mountain panorama.
1h · Brienz Rothorn Bahn
- Scenic
- Heritage
- Steam
Photo: Hans-Peter Bärtschi · CC BY 4.0
Germany · Scenic
Brocken Railway
Steam to the top of the Harz on Germany’s most famous narrow-gauge mountain train.
50m · Harzer Schmalspurbahnen
- Scenic
- Heritage
- Steam
Photo: Andreas Tille / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
United Kingdom · Scenic
Dartmouth Steam Railway
Steam beside Tor Bay and the River Dart.
25m · Dartmouth Steam Railway
- Scenic
- Heritage
- Steam
Photo: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0