In Switzerland, the Gornergrat train ascends 4,900 feet from Zermatt to the Gornergrat summit, making it the second-highest railway in Europe after the Jungfraubahnen. Photograph by Artur Debat, Getty ...

From towering mountains to golden shores, Europe’s diverse landscape is perfect for exploring by rail. And tourists are ...

Is there any better way to take in an Alpine panorama than by train? Scaling peaks, tunnelling through mountains and striding over valleys on epic feats of engineering, the railways that navigate the ...