All Aboard for Train Travel and More

Steve Graziano, Programmer

• Published on May 17, 2024 • Last modified on May 10, 2024

I remember my first train trip. I was six years old when we traveled with my grandmother from New York City to somewhere in Florida. Ever since, I’ve loved train travel. Even a day trip on the rails is fun — and that’s what we have in store for you. How about a ride on a vintage rail car through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park? If that sounds like fun, be sure to watch the GREAT SCENIC RAILWAY JOURNEYS 30TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL on Saturday at 8 PM to get tickets for this hometown excursion. Let the scenery glide by and see what travel was like back in your grandma’s day.

If you’ve always dreamed of taking off on a moment’s notice to travel the world, you’re in luck. PBS Western Reserve Passport is your ticket. Passport is the app on your TV or tablet that opens a world of travel programs from PBS. In EPIC TRAIN JOURNEYS FROM ABOVE, hop aboard some of the greatest trains in the world and fly high above them to see the beautiful scenery along the way. Go across Canada, along the Norwegian fjords, over the endless Australian Outback and into the Swiss Alps. All aboard!

Another option is to take to the backroads of the English countryside in CELEBRITY ANTIQUES ROAD TRIP. Your companions are a pair of antiques experts who look for hidden treasures they can auction off. Think of it as Rick Steves meets ANTIQUES ROADSHOW!

Speaking of Rick (I’ve watched his show long enough that I feel we’re on a first-name basis), all of his travel shows are on Passport. From London to Lisbon, Norway to Naples, let Rick show you the best places in Europe to visit. Best of all, Rick Steves is your guide any time you want. Just open PBS Western Reserve Passport and let the world unfold.

If you’re a PBS Western Reserve member, be sure to download the PBS app and activate Passport. If you’re not a member, join here and start watching!

Steve creates the PBS Western Reserve television schedules. Long before finding great programs for you to watch he was a radio DJ. He and his wife are avid travelers, preferring unusual vacation spots such as Cuba and Budapest and sailing across the Atlantic (on an ocean liner, not a sailboat). Tops on his list of famous people he’s met is Fred Rogers. A close second is Mick Jagger or maybe Elton John. His favorite PBS show is “Sherlock Holmes” with Jeremy Brett. Or with Benedict Cumberbatch. It’s a toss-up, he says. Either way, he loves looking for new and interesting programs to share with you.