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Railroading in Saxony
ABOVE: An excursion train at a station in East Saxony. INSET BELOW: A high-speed diesel train at the Saxon Railroad Museum, and a conductor on the Fichtelbergbahn steam railway. by Durant Imboden
Today, Saxony is home to several dozen train museums, narrow-gauge rail lines, and other train-related attractions for families and railfans. You can read all about them at Saxon Steam, a Web site operated by Saxony's tourist board. (Much of the site is in German; if you prefer English, see VisitSaxony.com or--in the U.S.--SaxonyTourism.com.)
All of these attractions are within a few hours of Dresden, Leipzig, or Chemnitz, and one--the Dresden Park Railroad--is a short walk from the city center. So charge your camera's batteries, grab the kids, and head for Germany's most historic railroading region this year. Plan on spending at least a day or two in the countryside, plus a few days in one or more of Saxony's major cities. (If you can devote a week or two to Saxony, so much the better.) Next article: Saxon Railroad Museum
Top photo: Tourism Marketing Company of Saxony |
But
don't rush off to those Web sites just yet: In the articles listed below, you'll
find pictures and descriptions of train museums, a steam railroad, an aerial
cablecar, a model railway, and a train hotel-restaurant that I personally
visited during a recent trip to Saxony.