The Current State of Rail Travel in the U.S. and Europe
Photo Credit: The Vancouver-based Rocky Mountaineer train transports passengers between Banff, or Calgary across the Canadian Rocky Mountains to Vancouver, with occasional extension to Seattle. Flickr / Tony Hisgett
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Rail travel vacations still have their appeal with travelers as they make the journey to a destination more unique and exciting, fully encapsulating what the travel experience is all about.
North America was built and discovered using trains, and that same sense of exploration lives on for travelers embarking on rail journeys across the continent each year.
Looking to next year, the California Zephyr will be the top "classic" rail journey for travelers, and the the VIA Rail's Canadian will be the top "bucket list" journey, from a survey part of the Vacations By Rail 2015 Rail Travel Outlook report. Most of the
