Even small delays in Japan's much-vaunted bullet trains are rare, and more unusual still are snakes on board holding up the speedy "Shinkansen" service. On Tuesday evening, a passenger alerted ...

Almost nothing stops Japan’s famous high-speed bullet trains from running exactly on time – but a tiny snake slithering through a passenger carriage will do the trick, albeit for just 17 minutes. On ...

The Pikes Peak Cog Railway in the fall. The crisp autumn air is finally starting to settle in at higher altitudes around the United States, which means the dazzling display of fall foliage isn't far ...

Saudi Arabia runs a sleeper train just ONCE a week from Riyadh to Qurayyat on the Jordanian border. What's it like to travel in a luxury private room on the train? How much did it cost? And, was it ...