The Glacier Express features cutting-edge technology to pull the train up the steepest slopes on its route across the Swiss Alps.
Japan's Tokaido Shinkansen, known as the bullet train, operates on a dedicated railway line at up to 177 mph.
VIA Rail's iconic passenger train travels between Vancouver and Toronto on four-day, four-night journeys that cater to everyone.
The White Pass and Yukon route was built in 1869 to take miners and supplies to the Klondike gold fields.
The highly-specialized North Rail Express container train travels from Narvik to Oslo, delivering cargo of fish as quickly as possible.
The Ghan takes passengers on a 3-day, 2-night journey through Australia; the Pichi Pichi Railway offers passengers a trip on an original steam locomotive train.
Teddy Wilson
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