Crossing the Australian desert is an opportunity to come accross termite mounds (a lot!), some baobabs between Western Australia and Northern Territory, unique places, abandoned car wrecks on the occasion and... trains! These freight trains (photo) can reach two or three kilometres in length. The Ghan, a passenger train operating in the Australian desert between Adelaide and Darwin, has a length of "only" 1.2 km. Anyway, if your route crosses a railroad, be patient (and take pictures)!
