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Trains

Model railroad (detail).

Mahwah, New Jersey

Mahwah Museum

This 150-year-old train station and caboose have been turned into a railroad museum, enjoyed by young and old alike.

Old Two Spot Logging Train

Flagstaff, Arizona

Old Two Spot Logging Train

Crafted in 1911, this steam locomotive spent its entire working life in Flagstaff.

George Stephenson Statue

Chesterfield, England

George Stephenson Statue

One of the town's most famous residents, holding one of his most famous creations.

8 Restaurants Hiding in Refurbished Planes and Trains

Satisfy your cravings for food and travel.

Sam O'Brien February 19, 2021

The station.

Koboro Station

Inaccessible by foot, Japan's most secluded train station sits in the middle of nowhere.

Keddie Wye

Quincy, California

Keddie Wye

A showcase of engineering might that was also symbolic of westward expansion.

Pacman.

Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm Metro Ventilation Art

Small Easter eggs are hidden in the ventilation holes of the city's newest trains.

A former London Underground train approaches Sandown station on the Isle of Wight.

London's Retired Tube Trains Live on an Island

Vintage rail cars hide in plain sight on the Isle of Wight.

Lauren Keith February 1, 2021

A narrow-gauge Indian Railways train navigates the Himalayan foothills around Darjeeling in West Bengal.

Meet the Most Passionate Admirers of India’s Rail Network

The Indian Railways Fan Club unites thousands to talk trains, tracks, and subcontinental travel.

Atlas Obscura January 27, 2021

'Saved by a Whale’s Tail'

Spijkenisse, Netherlands

'Saved by a Whale’s Tail'

This unique sculpture proved invaluable when it saved a train from careening off the tracks.

The outdoor line with live plants and water feature.

Hendersonville, North Carolina

Apple Valley Model Railroad Club

Inside this old train depot resides a multi-line model train covering western North Carolina.

Marker of the Eastern Subcontinental Divide.

Atlanta, Georgia

Eastern Sub-Continental Divide Mural

A little-known mural reveals the hydrological reason for Atlanta's founding in this location.

Carnforth Railway Station

Carnforth, England

Carnforth Railway Station

Inside this station, the 1945 film "Brief Encounter" is played on a loop daily.

Goathland Station

Goathland, England

Goathland Station

Harry Potter’s Hogsmeade Station is also a charming blast from the past situated in North Yorkshire.

National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa

National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa

The first Italian factory to produce locomotives is now a marvelous museum.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Mongolian Railway History Museum

A collection of old steam and diesel locomotives sitting in a fenced-off garden.

Kirkland, Washington

Truck-Eating Bridge

A normal, unassuming pedestrian overpass has been the demise of many, many trucks.

Nordingrå, Sweden

Silverpilen (Silver Arrow)

Stockholm's famed ghost train is now on display at an art park in northern Sweden.