Few nations nail train travel like the Swiss: an extensive, impeccably run network whisks travellers effortlessly from Alpine peaks to piazza terraces. Here are some of the spots along the way.

I smile as Silvia – our tour leader on Intrepid’s eight-day Best of Switzerland rail trip – guides us confidently through Zurich’s main station, tickets to Lucerne in hand. Though Italian, Silvia now ...

Alpine showstoppers, time-travelling railways and more — explore these lesser-known trips on Europe’s most punctual network.

Take a nine-day tour of Switzerland on some of the world's most famous trains. "Scenic Alps by Rail" offered by Alpenwild (www.alpenwild.com, 801-226-9026), is a small-group tour that includes ...

Once a year, the Switzerland’s federal rail operator SBB (Schweizerische Bundesbahnen) reconfigures the country’s Switzerland’s train schedule. And every year, it becomes front page news across the ...

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Amtrak fans claim several trains as scenic, most notably the Adirondack, California Zephyr and the Coast Starlight; and the Canadians tout their Canadian routes, at least the part between Edmonton and ...