A while back I made a posting for the mystery blog about mysteries involving trains. I mentioned at the end that train travel was still alive and well, and since then I keep seeing articles about it.
The October 2007 National Geographic Traveler magazine has three mentions of train travel.
There is a bit on page 28 about Amtrak Grande-Luxe Rail Journey packages in which you travel in re-furbished luxury cars and enjoy five-course dinners and butler service.
Then page 30 has an article called "Conquer Europe on Train" which is full of tips on how to navigate the continent's rail networks.
Green note: "A recent study showed that airplanes flying between London and Paris produce, per passenger, ten times the carbon emissions of the Eurostar train."
And on page 120, a "Scottish Highlands by Train" excursion is listed as one of the entries on their 2nd annual "Tours of a Lifetime" list.
This morning I opened my Fodor's "Travel Wire" on-line newsletter and the lead article is "Let's Take a Train Trip."
I also mentioned mysteries set at wineries in a recent blog and another of the entries on the National Geographic list is a "Wine Tasting in British Columbia" tour that involves traveling on foot and by bike and canoe from winery to winery in the region.
I recently added British Columbia Wine Country to the Library's collection if you want to see just how beautiful a setting BC is.
You can access the entire list on the National Geographic Traveler website.