Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Train

The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Steam Train   A ride on a magical steam tourist train. A ride on a steam train, through amazing mountain landscapes, has even more magic. The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge train is one of the relics of the United States railroad, a train that runs about 45.2 miles precisely between Duranto and Silverton, in the state of Colorado. The entire route, and even the trains themselves, have been declared a Historic Monument of …

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8 Best Road Trips Across the United States

Road Trips Across USA Road Trips across the United States: The adventure of traveling the routes of the United States is incomparable. Management integrates one into the landscape and forces one to become familiar with the place like a local. Nothing beats the road trip. The United States has made car tourism a cult. Driving on roads and stopping along the way is the best way to travel and discover the world. It has even become the tourist industry: the …

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High Line in New York City

High Line Park in Manhattan   An elevated railroad out of use has become a recreational park on the West Side in New York. It is known as the High Line, and this area was completely rebuilt.ย Since its opening in 2009, the city has been integrated with a beautiful tour of Chelsea and the trendy Meatpacking district. New York High LineThe New York HL stands out for its sustainable design. Also for its artistic design: the High Line Art. It …

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Jacobite Steam Train, The Harry Potter train

The Harry Potter Train – Jacobite Steam Train The Jacobite Steam Train is a steam locomotive train currently operating as a tourist train that covers the Fort William-Mallaig route. This route was inaugurated in 1901 and connects the mountainous area of โ€‹โ€‹Fort William with the Atlantic Ocean. In 1967 all steam locomotives were replaced by diesel locomotives. As of 1984 this route returned to work continuously, as a tourist attraction, and the original steam locomotive was recovered.       …

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The History of American Railway Travel

American Railway Travel The first commercial use of railroads to transport paying passengers came in 1830, but it was just as well to take a horse-or a horse-drawn conveyance. Stagecoaches could take you nearly anywhere, so railroads remained largely a nov- elty until 1850, by which time there were 9021 miles of rails, mostly in the Northeast.   In the early days, the railroads usually followed the lines of least resistance in laying their tracks. The railroads went by rote …

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