Railway for Tourism in South America： An Approach on Its Uses

作     者：Thiago Allis Carla Fraga Maximiliano Augusto Velazquez 

作者机构：Department of Geography Tourism and Humanities Federal University of Sao Carlos Sorocaba Sao Paulo 18052-780 Brazil Department of Tourism and Heritage Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro 22290-240 Brazil Center for Metropolitan Transportation Studies (CETAM) Universidad de Buenos Aires City of Buenos Aires C1428EGAArgentina 

出 版 物：《Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering》 (交通与运输工程（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2016年第4卷第6期

页      面：339-349页

学科分类：08[工学] 0823[工学-交通运输工程] 

主　　题：Transport tourism railways South America methodology. 

摘      要：In this paper, the authors focus on the interplay between railways and tourism. Therefore, evidence is provided in order to decipher the manner in which railways are used for tourism purposes in South America. With a view to achieving this goal, an exploratory approach is used, which consists in the analysis of publications on tourism and transportation made by renowned scholars, as well as a descriptive approach, based upon the classification of data obtained from public and private railway organizations. The paper notes that tourism is of paramount importance in the protection of the railway heritage in South America. Following this line of reasoning, it is concluded that there is a wide variety of tourist trains which exploit either the cultural and historical aspects of railways or the bewitching landscapes offered by railway trips and create experiences for tourists.