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Sunset Limited

The Sunset Limited is an Amtrak long-distance passenger train between Los Angeles and New Orleans, inaugurated by the Southern Pacific in the 1890s and retained by Amtrak in 1971.

Super Chief

The Super Chief was the Santa Fe Railway's flagship all-Pullman passenger train between Chicago and Los Angeles from 1936 to 1971, famed for its red-and-silver Warbonnet locomotives.

Tejas Express (तेजस एक्सप्रेस)

Tejas Express (तेजस एक्सप्रेस) is a premium train service of Indian Railways, first run from Mumbai to Goa in May 2017 and operated by IRCTC.

Thalys

Thalys was a European high-speed train service linking Paris with Brussels, Amsterdam, and Cologne from 1996, operated by the Belgian company THI Factory until it merged into the Eurostar brand in October 2023.

The Canadian

The Canadian is a Canadian passenger train introduced by Canadian Pacific on April 24, 1955, as its flagship transcontinental service between Toronto and Vancouver, and operated by VIA Rail since 1978.

The Ghan

The Ghan, originally the Afghan Express, is a passenger train linking Adelaide and Darwin through Alice Springs, covering 2,979 kilometers in 54 hours; the luxury service has run since 1929.

Tōkaidō Line (東海道線) (JR East)

The Tōkaidō Line (東海道線) is JR East's Tokyo-area commuter section of the Tōkaidō Main Line, running from Tokyo Station to Atami via Kawasaki and Yokohama.

Trans-Siberian Railway (Транссибирская магистраль)

The Trans-Siberian Railway (Транссибирская магистраль), often shortened to Transsib, is Russia's railway from Moscow to Vladivostok. Built between 1891 and 1916, it is the world's longest single railway line.

Tren Maya

Tren Maya, also known as the Mayan Train, is a 1,554-kilometer intercity passenger and freight railway looping around Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula through 34 stations, opened in December 2023.

Vande Bharat Express (वंदे भारत एक्सप्रेस)

Vande Bharat Express (वंदे भारत एक्सप्रेस) is a family of Indian semi-high-speed self-propelled trainsets built by the Integral Coach Factory, first run from New Delhi to Varanasi in 2019.

Vermonter

The Vermonter is a daily Amtrak passenger train between Washington, DC, and St. Albans, Vermont, introduced in 1995 as the daytime replacement for the Montrealer.

Vivek Express

Vivek Express is a series of long-distance express trains of Indian Railways named for Swami Vivekananda; its Dibrugarh–Kanniyakumari service runs the longest route in India.

West Coast Main Line

The West Coast Main Line is a core UK railway running from London to Glasgow via Crewe and Lancaster, with branches to Manchester, Birmingham, and Liverpool.

Western line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)

The Western line is a principal corridor of the Mumbai Suburban Railway, run by Western Railway from Churchgate in south Mumbai through the western suburbs to Dahanu Road.

Windrush line

The Windrush line is a London Overground railway line, shown in red, named in 2024 after the Windrush generation and carrying about 65 million journeys a year.