Luxury rail journeys have made a major comeback in recent years. Trains inspired by the original Orient Express promise ...

If you're looking to take a step back in time with stunning scenery and a relaxing rail ride, check out this Amtrak favorite.

Reporting from Sault Ste. Marie, Canada — Canada’s Algoma region, a vast near-wilderness in Ontario, is so scenic that a heralded group of landscape painters visited repeatedly a century ago. This ...

America has some of the world’s most breathtaking landscapes — but you can’t always appreciate them from behind the wheel of a car, eyes glued to the road. The best vantage point? Through the ...

California offers some of the most breathtaking landscapes in the United States, and there’s no better way to experience them than by train. From coastal views to mountain vistas, these scenic train ...

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, which was established in 1985 to give abandoned rail corridors new life as a national network of public trails, lists 60 trails in Pennsylvania. Some of the longest and ...

Some restaurants boast beautiful views of Long Island Sound. Other dining rooms overlook well-manicured gardens or bustling downtown centers. The Essex Clipper Dinner Train offers a unique view of an ...

From luxurious routes to relatively undiscovered journeys, we have the inside scoop on the prettiest European train routes to explore this spring. Now we’re in March, it seems as if spring might be ...

You could get the train from London to Edinburgh and back five times and your carbon footprint would still be lower than if you flew. Despite what we’ve all grown up believing, a fulfilling travel ...

Over the course of two hours and 24 minutes, it's possible to trundle through some of the most striking countryside the UK has to offer. The direct route from Sheffield to Filey delivers a ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...