Music train in US draws fans from all over

Stacey Nakasone had a choice to make: fly from her home in Los Angeles to Japan to learn more about taiko drums or take a 80-kilometer train ride in Vermont.

For Nakasone and about 50 other people this fall, Vermont it was.

The destination was the East Coast's first visit by the "Roots on the Rails" series, which since 2003 has developed a cult-like following that combines rail trips with music, while bonding passengers to one another and to the musicians.