You’ve heard of holiday trains. Now meet their spooky sister, the Halloween train, gaining steam with fans around the country. Riding vintage railcars is part of the growing heritage tourism trend, ...

Almost all carnivals traveling the circuits in the United States and Great Britain in the 1940s and ’50s towed their own haunted railroad. These “ghost trains” represented the peak of pop-up dark ...

Kids who dream of taking a ride on The Polar Express can get their wish on a local holiday train ride this season. Several historic railroads host special rides for the holiday season, some with ...