We are thrilled to announce that IRT has once again caught the attention of one of the world’s most important travel publications. For the first time ever, IRT has a practically-unprecedented three advisors…
Rachel Hardy in Patagonia at Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park. IRT Photo She’s ice-climbed in Patagonia. She’s rappelled a waterfall in Belize. She’s kayaked the Amazon and confronted bush babies in Kenya.…
Rail travel bargains are popping up like crocus this spring on some of our World’s Top 25 Trains if you act by June 30: Royal Scotsman • Save $1,210 per person for 6-day…
Great story in the Arizona Republic today about railroad hotels, which you’ll find here. I’ve been to the three Canadian hotels mentioned in the story; all are incredible and worth extended stays. And…
On January 10, 1863 the London Underground became the first underground rail system in the world. In 1890 the world’s first electric trains began operating there as well. The original track ran between…
A cheerful group of Italian nuns, returning from a holiday at Venice’ Santa Lucia Station, were delighted to see the gleaming Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. They celebrate the fun of taking the train and its…
Photo courtesy of Golden Eagle Luxury Trains. Mt. Ararat (above), reputed resting place of Noah’s Ark, towers over Yerevan, Armenia. It’s the jumping-off point for the Caspian Odyssey Along the Ancient Silk Road…
The Swiss hail the Glacier Express as the world’s slowest express. The train takes almost eight hours and the services of two private, narrow-gauge railroads to traverse the 168 mountainous miles between two posh resort towns—Zermatt and St. Moritz....
