Top 20 Recommended Railway Journeys Worldwide

Do you enjoy the rumbling of the rails? Here is the expert's list of the best rail trips around the globe.

All aboard for The Society for International Railway Travelers' favorite train rides:

• American Orient Express (U.S. and Canada)

• Amtrak's Coast Starlight (Seattle-Los Angeles)

• Via Rail's Canadian

• Rocky Mountaineer Rail Tours (British Columbia, Canada)

• Napa Valley Wine Train (California)

• Trans-Siberian Railway (North Asia)

• Glacier Express (Switzerland)

• Venice-Simplon-Orient Express (Europe)

• Eastern and Oriental Express (Bangkok)

• Blue Train (South Africa)

• Rovos Rail (South Africa)

• Indian Pacific (Australia)

• Bernina Express (Switzerland)

• Sierra Madre Express (Copper Canyon, Mexico)

• Darjeeling Himalayan "Toy Train" (India)

• Chemins de Fer de la Provence (Nice, France)

• Eurostar (France/U.K.)

• TGV Highspeed Train (France)

• Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad (New Mexico)

• Oslo-Bergen Line (Norway)