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Adirondack (train)
The Adirondack is a daily Amtrak train between New York City and Montreal, launched in 1974 and known for its scenic route along the Hudson and Lake Champlain.
Amtrak Cascades
Amtrak Cascades is a state-supported intercity passenger rail service running along the I-5 corridor from Vancouver, British Columbia, through Seattle and Portland to Eugene, Oregon, launched in 1994.
Auto Train
Auto Train, also known as Amtrak Auto Train, is a daily Amtrak overnight service carrying passengers and their vehicles between Lorton, Virginia, and Sanford, Florida, skipping about 900 miles of Interstate 95 driving.
Avadh Assam Express (अवध असम एक्सप्रेस)
The Avadh Assam Express (अवध असम एक्सप्रेस) is a daily express train of Indian Railways, numbered 15909/15910 and operated by the Northeast Frontier Railway, running between Dibrugarh in Assam and Lalgarh Junction in Rajasthan.
Belmond Britannic Explorer
The Belmond Britannic Explorer is a luxury sleeper train operated by Belmond in Great Britain, announced in 2024 and billed as the first luxury sleeper train in England and Wales.
Brightline
Brightline is a privately owned intercity passenger railroad in Florida connecting Miami and Orlando over about 235 miles, which began service in 2018 and reached Orlando in 2023.
Broadway Limited
The Broadway Limited, originally the Pennsylvania Special, was the Pennsylvania Railroad's flagship extra-fare overnight train between New York and Chicago from 1912, running under Amtrak until 1995.
Burma Railway (ทางรถไฟสายมรณะ)
The Burma Railway, also known as the Death Railway or Thai–Burma Railway, is a 415-kilometer railway built by Japan in 1942 and 1943 with Allied prisoners and forced laborers.
Caledonian Sleeper
The Caledonian Sleeper, also called the Deerstalker, is a group of overnight trains running six nights a week between London Euston and Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Aberdeen, and Fort William.
California Zephyr
The California Zephyr is a 2,438-mile Amtrak long-distance train from Chicago to Emeryville, California, via Denver, Salt Lake City, Reno, and Sacramento, Amtrak's longest daily route.
China Railway Express (freight service)
China Railway Express (中欧班列), also called the China-Europe Railway Express, is a containerized rail freight service between China and Europe, first run from Chongqing to Duisburg in 2011.
Coast Starlight
The Coast Starlight is a long-distance Amtrak passenger train running between Los Angeles and Seattle along the Pacific coast since 1971, offering sleeping cars and business class.
Coastal Pacific (train)
The Coastal Pacific is a seasonal scenic train in New Zealand's South Island, running 348 km from Christchurch to Picton via Kaikōura and Blenheim, timed to connect with the Cook Strait ferry.
Duronto Express (দুরন্ত এক্সপ্রেস)
Duronto Express (দুরন্ত এক্সপ্রেস) is a class of long-distance passenger trains operated by Indian Railways, introduced in September 2009 as its first non-stop superfast services.
Empire Builder
The Empire Builder is a daily Amtrak long-distance train between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest, splitting at Spokane for Seattle or Portland on a route through Montana.
EuroCity
EuroCity (EC) is a label for international daytime long-distance passenger trains in Europe, launched on 31 May 1987 with 64 trains in 13 countries, replacing the first-class-only Trans Europe Express.
Euromed
Euromed is a long-distance train service of the Spanish operator Renfe, running since June 1997 between Barcelona, València, and Alicante along the 523 km Mediterranean Corridor.
Express trains in India
Express trains in India are the principal long-distance passenger services of Indian Railways, stopping at major towns and including named trains like the Rajdhani and Shatabdi.
Floridian (train)
The Floridian, also known as the Amtrak Floridian, is an Amtrak long-distance train between Chicago and Miami, launched in 2024 and combining the former Capitol Limited and Silver Star.
Follo Line
The Follo Line (Follobanen) is a 22 km double-track railway in Norway running from Oslo S to Ski, opened in December 2022 and halving journey times to 11 minutes.
Garib Rath Express
Garib Rath Express ("poor man's chariot") is a fleet of fully air-conditioned, low-fare long-distance trains operated by Indian Railways since 2006, offering AC travel below conventional AC 3-tier fares.
Gold Runner
The Gold Runner, formerly Amtrak San Joaquins, is a state-supported passenger rail service run by Amtrak between Oakland and Bakersfield through California's San Joaquin Valley, renamed in 2025.
Golden Chariot
The Golden Chariot is a luxury tourist train serving South India, named for the Stone Chariot at Hampi and run from Bengaluru since 2008 by KSTDC with IRCTC.
Great Southern (train)
The Great Southern is a luxury tourist train operated by Journey Beyond between Brisbane and Adelaide, launched in 2019 as Australia's summer counterpart to The Ghan.
Haruka (train)
Haruka (はるか) is a limited express train operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) between Kansai International Airport and Kyoto, debuting on 4 September 1994.
High Speed 1
High Speed 1 (HS1), officially the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, is the UK's first high-speed railway, linking London St Pancras to the Channel Tunnel, completed in 2007.
High Speed 2
High Speed 2 (HS2) is a high-speed railway being built in Great Britain from London Euston to the West Midlands, with a branch to Birmingham Curzon Street.
Hikari (train)
Hikari (ひかり, "light") is a limited-stop Shinkansen service on the Tokaido and Sanyo lines, slower than Nozomi and fully covered by the Japan Rail Pass.
Hiram Bingham (train)
The Hiram Bingham is a luxury tourist train operated by PeruRail between Cusco and Machu Picchu, Peru, named for the American explorer who publicized the Inca citadel in 1911.
Hudson Line (Metro-North)
The Hudson Line is a Metro-North commuter rail line running 74 miles from Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan to Poughkeepsie along the east bank of the Hudson River.