Planes, ships, automobiles -- they're all great ways to travel. But if you really want to understand where you are, rather than materialize in your destination with brain slightly befuddled, take a train. Watching the scenery unfold as you move from Point A to Point B allows you to experience new places in real time, to get a sense of where you are and where you're going, undistracted by the need to drive or read maps. And there's nothing that says "adventure awaits" like the sound of a train's whistle. All Aboard!
In the United States, the train vacation options are limitless. From custom rail adventures on scenic trains to escorted rail tours that take you to scenic and historic railways, an adventure is around every bend. Travel by train to some of the most popular destinations in America and experience historic routes. Chicago to Seattle on the Empire Builder, Los Angeles to San Francisco on the Coast Starlight or New York to Washington on the America’s only high speed train, the Acela Express or the Rocky Mountains onboard the legendary California Zephyr; weekend getaways or month long adventures, it’s up to you.
It has been said that the most spectacular North American Rail Journeys are in Canada. And it’s true, the excitement and scenery are spectacular when train traveling across Canada. Nothing shows you Canada like the train. Travel from Toronto past shimmering lakes and towering forests, across the "big sky" prairies, through majestic mountains to Vancouver and the sparkling Pacific.
The romance of traveling by train continues to enthrall tourists as it has for more than 170 years, and nowhere is this felt more profoundly than in Europe. Rail travel is the best way to get close to all that Europe has to offer, from big cities and quaint hamlets to scenic beauty and fascinating people. It is also the one form of transportation that conveniently and efficiently takes travelers practically anywhere and everywhere they want to go...in style.