Trains magazine covers the broad spectrum of railroading with authoritative content, dazzling photography, and a mix of content designed to appeal to everyone from the casual enthusiast to the seasoned professional railroader.
Trains offers something for everyone who has a spark for railroading: Railroad news, insight, and commentary on today’s freight railroads, passenger service, transit, locomotives, technology, preservation, fan opportunities, and more. You’ll also see images and read stories from railroading’s glorious past, and explore the bright future of railroading. It’s all in the pages of Trains magazine.
Trains offers something for everyone who has a spark for railroading: Railroad news, insight, and commentary on today’s freight railroads, passenger service, transit, locomotives, technology, preservation, fan opportunities, and more. You’ll also see images and read stories from railroading’s glorious past, and explore the bright future of railroading. It’s all in the pages of Trains magazine.
Features
Field of dreams
Perishable trains from the Salinas Valley were once a Southern Pacific hallmark. Can Union Pacific bring them back?
Lima Louie
For Lima Locomotive Works photographer Louis Thouvenin, Saturday was busman’s holiday.
Ribbons of steel
To cope with heavier trains and more traffic, rail is getting bigger and better – and some of it is made in Japan.
Railroad Blueprint: Walla Walla Valley, 1968
Twilight of a former interurban in produce country.
Map of the Month: Branded passenger trains
From the Chiefs to the Rockets, branded trains promised consistent service. We map America’s brand-name passenger fleets.
NEWS
Railroad News & Photos
Amtrak exits Mail & Express business.
Don Phillips
Half of railroading made a truly wise decision.
Mark W. Hemphill
You only get what you pay for.
Locomotives
Class It’s compliant: the SD70M becomes a “Dash 2.”
Passenger
Trains are running faster in Amtrak’s winter timetable.
City Rail
San Francisco’s Muni strains under crushing popularity.
Preservation
Union Station Kansas City buys Milwaukee train.
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