One train a day from New York to Burlington, Vermont, in about 7 hours. A tunnel under Middlebury, monkeys on the station roof, all 15 stops, seats and kids fares.

One train a day from Washington to St. Albans, Vermont. Here's how to pick the right piece of it for your kids, plus all 30 stops, seats, food and fares.

One train a day from New York to Toronto, with a real border stop at Niagara Falls. What kids need to cross, how to split the trip into two days, all 22 stops and fares.

The Adirondack runs daily from New York up the Hudson and along Lake Champlain to Montreal. What kids need at the border, how customs works, every stop and fares.

Empire Service runs up the Hudson from New York to Albany, and twice a day on to Niagara Falls. Which side to sit on, why to pack snacks, all 16 stops and kids fares.

Planning a Carolinian ride with kids? Every stop from New York to Charlotte, half-price kids fares backed by North Carolina, old brick depots to spot and easy first rides.

Four Piedmont trains a day between Raleigh and Charlotte, half-off kids fares, engines named for NC towns and short round trips you can plan around naps.

Four trains a day, half-price kids fares and a children's museum across the tracks in Normal. Here's how to ride the Lincoln Service with kids, stop by stop.

Free snacks, a bus to Yosemite and half-price kids fares. Here is every Gold Runner stop from Oakland and Sacramento to Bakersfield, plus short rides for a first try.

Two nights on the Southwest Chief with kids: where to sleep, what to pack for the mountain passes, old Harvey House depots, Grand Canyon links and every stop to Los Angeles.

Taking the Auto Train with kids? Car check-in times at Lorton and Sanford, the one-bag rule, coach vs the Superliner Family Bedroom, meals and kids fares.

Five round trips a day from Brunswick, Maine to Boston, with a children's museum, an ice cream counter and a beach pier near the stops. Plus seats, fares and the diaper catch.

Acela is the 160 mph train from Boston to Washington. Weekday trains skip the kids fare, but assigned seats mean your family always sits together. Here's how to make it work.

Pennsylvania's commuter-style Amtrak train runs from New York and Philadelphia to Lancaster and Harrisburg. Coach only, no cafe, lots of trains. Here's how to ride it with kids.

Planning a first train ride? The Hiawatha is 90 minutes, Chicago to Milwaukee. Every stop, the Quiet Car to skip, why you pack the snacks and how kids fares work.

Planning the Empire Builder with kids? The Spokane split explained, sleeping and meals over 46 hours, daylight tips for Glacier and the Gorge, and every stop on both branches.

Two nights on the California Zephyr with kids: sleeping in coach or a Family Bedroom, meals and showers, the Moffat Tunnel, canyon day and every stop to Emeryville.

Riding the Capitol Corridor with kids? Where the family tables are, which morning trains to skip, and short rides that end at a railroad museum or a roller coaster.

Thinking about the Coast Starlight with kids? The Family Bedroom, why rooms are not discounted, the ocean side, the tunnels and the best daytime pieces to ride.

Kids ride free inside Washington on Amtrak Cascades. Here is how to book the Youth Fare, where the family tables are, the new Airo trains and all 18 stops.