Whats the longest train ride in the world?
A ride in the train called Rossiya can take seven days, as it travels from Moscow, in Eastern Europe, to Vladivostok on the Pacific Coast. That’s 5,777 miles! You can learn more about the trip and see more photos of the train at http://www.seat61.com/Trans-Siberian-pictures.com. Do you know when it is safe to cross the train tracks? Play the train safety game and learn some facts about how to act around trains. Visit http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Rail/english/indexhtml. Where is the largest model railroad in the world located? It depends who you ask! Flemington, NJ, former software developer, Bruce Zaccagnino, created a train set with eight miles of track — so large it needs a special building. Bruce calls it Northlandz. If it were life-sized, it would be 1,600-miles-long. Listen to Bruce and his wife, Jean, describe hs work on National Public Radio at http://www.soundportraits.org/on-air/northlandz/. Wunderland, located in Hamburg, Germany, boasts 9,000 meters of track, wit
