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Despite the statistics showing your odds of survival, many people still have these phobias.

Choosing the wrong time to hit the road can make your Thanksgiving a traffic nightmare. Here’s how to avoid it.

Make a list of the greatest movies ever set in New York City, and it should include ‘The Taking of Pelham One Two Three.’ Discover more facts about the 1974 crime drama here, including how producers got the MTA to let them use real subway trains.

Passengers on this open-air train are treated to the scent of ramen broth fumes.

For an experience that's more about the journey than the destination, consider booking one of the longest continuous train rides on Earth.

Is William McGonagall the best poet ever? Absolutely not. Is he the best bad poet ever? Quite possibly yes.

Fifty years ago, Congress consolidated all of America's passenger train service into one entity: Amtrak. Here are a few facts about the nationwide rail network.

Travel through the Scottish Highlands on the Royal Scotsman train with Omaze’s latest sweepstakes, aimed at raising funds for Black Voters Matter.

The Google Maps app will help you find out if your train will likely be too crowded for social distancing.

Instead of taking a traditional vacation, make the most of your travel time by visiting every corner of America by train in just seven days.

Get to know Philip Ashforth Coppola, an artist who has been sketching under-appreciated details in New York City subway stations for more than four decades.

It was 150 years ago today—on May 10, 1869—that "The Last Spike" was driven into America's first transcontinental railroad. The spike was made of gold, so anyone could tell it was important, but there was plenty more to get excited about.