A trip round the world in 50 days by travelling on mostly railways using the Transiberian train across Russia and the Transcontinental train across Canada. http://www.angelfire.com/bc2/conbach/
Reports on visits to some country railway lines in France, run by SNCF or by heritage associations, with a short history of each line, recent photos and details of operations. http://www.ruralrail-france.com/