The United States has the largest railway network in the world. Beginning in the early 1800s, the laying of train tracks became a symbol of America's economic and territorial expansion. Today, almost ...

Train travel is the most sustainable mode of transport, bar none, yet top European train carriers continue to find ways to reduce their global footprint even further. There are several standouts in ...

Famous for its high-speed TGV trains, France is now seeing the launch of a new rail revolution - slow trains. John Lichfield looks at the ambitious plan to reconnect some of France's forgotten areas ...