The world’s most interesting train trips

Nowadays, train rides are merely a way to travel from one place to another, and gone are the days of glamorous trains like the Orient Express, where ladies in fur coats and wealthy gentlemen drank tea and ate caviar. But that doesn’t mean that train rides can’t be just as scenic as in the past.

Even if you aren’t in the mood to spend two weeks on a train (no matter how luxurious it is), you can still take advantage of some picturesque train trips when journeying from one city to another. …