Railroads

A monument to the egos of two railroad magnates that fell into decline along with their careers.

A train station that was abandoned by the coal industry and was later converted into a cocktail bar.

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

This historic railway museum may have lost its passengers but not its love for trains.

A lonely house representing railroad history tells the stories of those who rode the rails.

The echoes of a railroad town that solemnly mark the end of the line.

The spur that wouldn’t die.

A quarter-scale locomotive wonderland built by one man and his family.

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

Where the polar bear watches over everything, and every drink is a double.

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, one of the great Victorian engineers, was the driving force behind the short-lived atmospheric railway.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

The largest collection of model trains in the world is actually run using full-size locomotive technology.

Train tunnel running underneath Quebec City.

Hop on the train and tour an elaborate miniature town made completely of junk (including the train).