The introduction by Great Southern Rail of The Southern Spirit, their new and exclusive Australian rail journey which over six days spans four states and 2,810 km, gives train lovers an exciting new ...

We've been trumpeting the great rail renaissance for a while now, and the trend sees little sign of slowing down, especially ...

Everett Potter, author of "100 Train Journeys of a Lifetime" speaks about train travel with USA TODAY ahead of the publication of his book.

Crossing the harsh terrain of the Australian outback, the Ghan, a luxury train, and its 3,000 kms of track need constant and skilled maintenance. Epic Train Journeys is available to stream on pbs.org ...

We’re sure we don’t need to tell you this, but Australia is huge. It is the only country that is also a continent. In their summer, it isn’t uncommon for parts of the country to get into the high 40s, ...

As the old poem by Dorothea Mackellar, written about her homeland, goes: “I love a sunburnt country”. And Australia is certainly somewhere to love. The Great Southern Land is a diverse assemblage of ...

The surface of my tea ripples, threatening to breach the lip of the white porcelain cup as it wiggles in micro-measures on a saucer atop the foldout table in my cosy Indian Pacific cabin. At points, ...

From Europe to Asia and beyond, escorted tours offer a unique way to discover the world's beauty spots Enthusiastic train advocate Robert Louis Stevenson once declared: “I travel not to go anywhere, ...