I've bought the $500 Amtrak USA Rail Pass three times. It saves me money and provides 10 rides to over 500 destinations ...

Taryn White is a D.C.-based travel writer who covers a wide range of topics, including family travel, hotels, food, aviation, beaches, historical and cultural topics, and wellness travel. She can ...

Everett Potter has been a lifelong fan of traveling by train. His new book, "National Geographic's 100 Train Journeys of a Lifetime," talks about some of the best trips he's taken by rail in more than ...

The views from the carriage window are one of the greatest appeals of a long train journey, and there are myriad rankings of the world’s most scenic routes. Now, one company has decided to delve into ...

For true rail fans, the ultimate luxury is traveling in a private rail car. It was the preferred method of travel across the United States during the late Gilded Age for the likes of the Vanderbilts ...