Trains

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  • Stranded in Siberia

    At an obscure border town, our correspondent discovers the biggest obstacle in negotiating the next 4,000 miles: The train has left without him.
  • Horse races, open spaces and the fate of Genghis Khan's balls

    In his first dispatch from an epic Beijing-St. Petersburg train trip, our correspondent explores the mysteries of Mongolia.
  • Reservations, please

    Our travel expert gives advice on touring Arizona's Indian reservations, crossing the Rockies by train and poking around Savannah and Charleston.
  • Never unpacking my emotional baggage

    Some people travel but never really move; others stay put but never stop roaming.
  • Can Amtrak survive?

    Despite its impressive new Boston-Washington bullet train, the national rail service faces daunting problems.
  • Railway ties

    A traveler discovers the real Burma on a train to Mandalay.
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