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Podcast: The Fugitive Train Wreck

Near the remains of a famed movie scene, an older, true story of injustice.
The Podcast Team May 18, 2023
Pacific Southwest Railway Museum
Campo, California

Pacific Southwest Railway Museum

A historic train ride from California to Mexico.
Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City Northern Miniature Railroad

Three historic trains run on a half-mile track that features a tunnel.
Several cars in the main gallery.
East Windsor, Connecticut

Connecticut Trolley Museum

A preserved trolley track that was transformed into a museum of transportation.
Locomotive #8625 rests on display.
New York, New York

Locomotive Lawn

This diesel train serviced the Brooklyn waterfront for more than three decades.
Santa Fe Depot
Shawnee, Oklahoma

Santa Fe Depot

Though it's no longer a functioning train depot, this castle-like structure is an important piece of Oklahoma history.
Wilmington, Delaware

Wilmington & Western Railroad

This heritage rail line meanders through Delaware’s Red Clay Valley.
Keystone Arch Bridges
Chester, Massachusetts

Keystone Arch Bridges

The first keystone arch railroad bridges constructed in America.
The C11–292 steam train.
Tokyo, Japan

Shimbashi Station SL Square

The decommissioned steam engine’s whistle can still be heard three times a day at one of Japan’s oldest train stations.
Mōka Station
Moka, Japan

Mōka Station

Looking for the train station? Try the building shaped like a train.
Written and Photographed by Matt Payne
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Colorado Winter Wonderland

Pack your snowshoes and see the Centennial State like never before. We hand-picked a collection of unique Colorado destinations transformed by glistening frost and white snow.
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The Mail Rail Below London

Beneath the streets of London, there’s a secret subway for snail mail.
The Podcast Team October 4, 2025
Travel Town
Los Angeles, California

Travel Town Museum

A miniature train theme park, free to the public, laying at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.
Whitehead Railway Museum 2
Whitehead, Northern Ireland

The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland Museum

Dedicated to preserving railway history from across Ireland.
Train passing through the spiral tunnels
Field, British Columbia

Spiral Tunnels at the Big Hill

In 1909, the steepest and most difficult piece of track on the Canadian Pacific Railway was replaced with a series of spiralling tunnels cut into the mountains.
Parkeisenbahn
Dresden, Germany

Parkeisenbahn

This small train ride offers stellar views of the Grand Garden Palace.
All aboard.
La Mure, France

Le Petit Train de La Mure

Once known as one of the finest tourist railways in Europe.
A ride by steam locomotive through the Robinson Canyon.
Ely, Nevada

Nevada Northern Railway Museum

This former mining railroad is one of the best-preserved short lines in North America.