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Modern train vacations first appeared in England in the early 1800s. These systems, which made use of the steam locomotive, were the first practical forms of mechanized land transport, and they remained the primary form of mechanized land transport for the next 100 years.The history of train travel dates back nearly 500 years, and include systems with man or horse power and rails of wood or stone.

Rail transport is a major form of public transport in many countries. In Asia, for example, many millions use trains as regular transport in India, China, South Korea and Japan. It is also widespread in European countries. By comparison, intercity rail transport in the United States is relatively scarce outside the Northeast Corridor, although a number of major U.S. cities have heavily-used, local rail-based passenger transport systems or light rail or commuter rail operations.

Train tour packages are a trip back into the past, when rail was the only way, before planes and automobiles, and in many areas it is still the only way to see unspoiled nature at it best.Train travel lets one see the country up close and personal, each experience is as different as the seasons. There are some things in life worth doing more than once, Rail travel lives up to being one of them. Being able to enjoy the beauty of the landscape at eye level with the time to take it all in and not just for a fleeting few seconds from 20,000 feet about sums it up.

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