train travel Archives

Know Before You Go: the Trans‑Mongolian Railroad

From St Petersburg to Beijing, Alissa Greenberg spent seven weeks on one of the world’s great train journeys learning which trains to take, what to eat – and even what to wear.

The Big Red Center

The Ghan—a three-day, 1,850-mile train journey—is the best way to experience the vastness of the Australian outback.

A Railway Pilgrimage in Pakistan

As a child growing up in Pakistan, the railway held a special place in Annie Khan’s imagination—even though she never actually rode a train. Last year, she returned to Karachi and boarded the country’s most famous (if slightly beleaguered) line, the Khyber Mail.