Travel from a remote snow-covered station high on a mountain plateau, through a lush valley packed with astonishing views, remarkable tunnels, and powerful waterfalls, down to a picturesque fjord-side ...

(And so I continue writing about the Norway trip that my wife, Mary Pat Treuthart, and I took in May.) Tuesday, May 13, 9:36 a.m. (Central European Summer Time): We’re sitting in a train car headed ...

I prefer taking my train travel among the world’s more vast and glorious landscapes, undisturbed by roads or motor traffic and stop signs. Indeed, the whole point of a railway is to take you where ...

Long-distance trains in Norway are a genuine travel bargain in a country not known for its budget travel opportunities. Traveling between the big cities by train is usually cheaper than flying, while ...

A recorded voice instructed­ me (in several languages, including Norwegian, Japanese and Italian) to get off the train and admire the massive waterfall, Kjos­fossen, to my left. The roaring cascade ...

A recorded voice instructed me (in several languages, including Norwegian, Japanese and Italian) to get off the train and admire the massive waterfall, Kjosfossen, to my left. The roaring cascade was ...

FLAM, Norway – The train came to a halt far above the valley, at a raging cataract called Kjosfossen Waterfall. Everybody got out to look and take pictures. Cascading from high above, part of it ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). With an abundance of fjords and mountains reachable by train, boat and on foot, outdoorsy families will find much to enjoy in this ...