Seeing a piece of the world from a train can offer glimpses of scenic landscapes not easily accessible beyond the tracks. Such a sentiment explains the appeal of the Grand Canyon Railway, a heritage ...

We boarded the Grand Canyon Railway from Williams, Arizona — with 19° temperatures and snow on the tracks. From classic coach ...

Before the automobile, trains ruled American transit. Many of Arizona’s first resorts, like El Tovar at Grand Canyon and the San Marcos Hotel in Chandler, were based around the railroads. So were the ...

Within 2 1/2 hours, we will have covered the 65 miles from Williams north to the Grand Canyon, the payoff at the end.We will have also gotten a glimpse of another era, when travel was more of a ...