The “golden age” of rail travel in America was the period between 1900 and the late 1940's. During those years, most travel was done by train and some of it in luxury.
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The 1940s and 1950s were referred to as the Golden Age of passenger trains. Every day, trains left the tracks as regular as clockwork. People hustled on and off to daily commutes or for longer stays.
In the 1960s, the United States had an extensive network of passenger rail trains. All the major cities in the Midwest and South were linked by regular train service. You could get service on smaller routes, like the one from Boise, Idaho, to Portland, Oregon, three times a day.
'Train' comes from a French verb that meant to draw; drag. It originally referred to the part of a gown that trailed behind the wearer. The word train has been part of English since the 14th century—since its Middle English days.
The United States possesses the largest railway network in the world, in terms of total operating length. China and India trail behind as the second and third largest railway networks respectively.
Venice Simplon-Orient-ExpressThe classic midnight blue carriages were decorated by celebrated interior designers such as René Lalique (Dining Car 4141). As the world's most celebrated train, the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express carries passengers across Europe in the style of a bygone era.
Between an 18-year span following the year after World War II, 1946, passenger traffic declined from 770 million to 298 million by 1964. By the 1950s total industry losses on passenger rail service was over $700 million. Commuter trains declined by 80% from over 2,500 in the mid-1950s to under 500 by the late 1960s.