I ve been to the Rockies and Canada does have great trains through that region. NZ equally has a fin

As a sightseeing train, the Taieri Gorge Train carves and rollicks its way over 130 year old iron viaducts and through spectacular plunging gorges and verdant farming lands, reliving trips that first started in the 1870s.
red roof inn It departs red roof inn from palatial red roof inn Dunedin Railway Station which perches on the edge of town in resplendent black and white stone, surrounded red roof inn by elegant gardens and crowned with a soaring clock tower. As the train rumbled over century-old viaducts, one couldn t help but wonder at the exceptional engineering, cutting rail line through such inhospitable country. Numerous iron lattice viaducts flatten a path over sharp ravines and sheer gorges while numerous narrow tunnels dot the path blasted through jagged hills. The Taieri River escorts the train on its journey always trickling hundreds of metres below.
With only a house or two visible on the whole journey and no road access, the journey will suit train enthusiasts who will love the preservation of this historic line while sightseers will enjoy the remote rugged country and stunning panoramic vistas.
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I have ridden numerous trains and found them extremely relaxing. Seeing the spectacular view that Taieri Gorge Train in New Zealand crosses, gives me another reason to crave to visit Australia's neighboring island. My personal favorite is was across red roof inn Canada, especially in and around The Rockies.
I ve been to the Rockies and Canada does have great trains through that region. NZ equally has a fine journey (I ve not travelled it) down the west coast through some of their alpine country which is popular.
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