Railroads

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

A replica of the steam engine that hauled Queen Victoria's Royal Train is on display at Windsor.

This is what trains will look like after the zombie apocalypse.

The short-lived railroad town in central Oregon has been abandoned since the 1930s.

A clumsy-looking flying locomotive rusts within sight of a busy rail station.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

The world's oldest operational public pier railway has shuttled seagoing commuters from ship to shore since 1909.

This museum in a shuttered train station remembers the island's forgotten rail system.

A bike train runs along a disused railway line through the tranquil French countryside.

An abandoned railroad tunnel forgotten by time awaits inquisitive hikers.

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

A refurbished locomotive from a bygone era in the middle of the Jordanian desert.

Once the world's largest reinforced concrete structure, this abandoned bridge now beckons urban explorers.

All aboard the world's longest miniature railway.