On the Rails

An iron train that transports ferrous ore to the Atlantic is a point of pride for Mauritania, a country in Africa's Sahel region that is 90 percent desert and has been independent since 1960.

A train trip to explore Sicily, an island that constantly reinvents itself and wants to make people forget its mafia history to better reveal its treasures.

A spectacular rail journey across Mexico's Western Sierra Madre aboard the legendary El Chepe train.

The American West's history is traced by the California Zephyr train as it descends from Denver to California.

Exploring the riches of Moravia, the Czech Republic's eastern province, by train.