When the train was first invented, it was considered an incredible breakthrough, an invention that was about to change the lives of millions around the world and boost the economy in an unpreceded manner. Even if many things changed since the first trains took passengers from one destination to another, burning coal as fuel and puffing columns of thick smoke, it is still very exciting to actually see these train models in their natural size and full splendor. This is possible if you choose to visit the Train World Museum in Brussels, Belgium. I had this objective in my agenda and I am more than happy that I chose to do so. Thus, in the following lines, I will share the impressions I got during my visit to the museum.

One of the best parts about this museum is that it dedicates its entire space for exhibiting trains and other important elements of the railway world. So it isn?t just another museum that will display one or two trains together with other types of exhibits. This is why, even if it is just for a short period, you will submerge is another world, the world of old trains and how everything in this domain started. I loved to see how trains made the passage from steam to electrical power, as new technological solutions were found by people with a vision and passion for development. I also found out more about the history of trains and railway lines, how the first emerged and how they transformed as time passed by. I was pleasantly surprised to see that besides displ...