The futuristic, European-style cars won’t hit the tracks until early June, just days before World Cup games begin downtown.

Train travel, whether on multi-day luxury routes or shorter regional rails, has become an increasingly popular way to get across the country in recent years. From Amtrak's east coast rails to long, ...

Bysiewicz and Elicker test the seats in the model train car. (This is not a full-length car. A photo in the back gives the illusion of one.) Credit: Dereen Shirnekhi photos A life-sized model of a ...