Big Boy – Back in Steam covers the 1941-1959 history, 2014-2019 restoration, and May 2019 inaugural runs of Union Pacific Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. 4014 on its original operating territory between Cheyenne, Wyo., and Ogden, Utah, across famous Sherman Hill and Wasatch Grade. Order your copy today » […]
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Feature Articles Santa Fe Goes to War By Larry E. Brasher When World War II brought a flood of traffic to the only railroad linking Chicago and California, the carrier met the challenge with modern motive power and line improvements Emergency Transplant on a PA By Chris MacDermot with Preston Cook How ingenious Delaware & […]
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Feature Articles Rambling on the Reading By Karl Zimmermann Between 1959 and ’64, surplus 4-8-4s and idle commuter coaches criss-crossed southeastern Pennsylvania on a series of remarkable excursions See more photos of Nos. 2100, 2102, and 2124 on the Reading’s Iron Horse Rambles. Rolling Laboratory By James E. Dierks The American Steel Foundries’ test train […]
Mountain Railroads, from Classic Trains, explores railroading’s battle with gravity and geography — getting heavy trains up steep grades and safely descending them. The 124-page special edition features new and rare photos, detailed maps, and classic articles from Trains magazine. Order your copy today » […]
Feature Articles America’s Last Real Steam Show By J. David Ingles Often overlooked, Grand Trunk Western was the last railroad in the U.S. to employ steam daily in four types of regular service Listen to GTW steam audio recordings from Art Weber’s album, Detroit Division, accompanied by a GTW photo gallery. Last Days of the Southern […]
If you’re looking for a memorable railfan experience, Hot Spots is your go-to guide for train-watching throughout the U.S. and Canada. This special issue from Trains magazine tells you everything you need to know to be a great train-watcher — railfan basics, travel tips, and dozens of must-see locations from coast to coast. Order your […]
Feature Articles Steam’s Last, Highest Outpost By Gordon Glattenberg Ride the locomotive on Colorado & Southern’s Climax Branch to the top of America’s standard-gauge trackage What’s in a Photograph? C&NW at Sioux City Stockyards, 1947 By Jerry A. Pinkepank Extensive rail facilities were required to support the Iowa town’s meatpacking plants “Booming” in Modern Times […]
Steam’s Lost Empire takes you back to the classic era of railroading when steam locomotives ruled the rails. The 124-page special issue features classic articles from the archives of Trains magazine including riveting inside accounts from railfans and railroaders who worked the trains as well as dramatic black-and-white and color photographs. Order your copy today […]
Feature Articles Santa Fe’s Super C Speed Tests By Steve Patterson Before launching the world’s fastest freight, the Santa Fe ran three experimental trains Prescription for Prosperity By Kevin P. Keefe The Rexall Train’s nationwide tour in 1936 was good medicine for a nation struggling to shed the Great Depression Surprises on the Siskiyou By […]
Feature Articles Wyoming Steam Parade By R. Clifford Black IV In 1953, a boy and his dad thrilled to the constant mainline action of Union Pacific’s Big Boys, Challengers, and Northerns What’s in a Photograph? Double RS2s on the Laurentian By Jerry A. Pinkepank Delaware & Hudson’s Montreal—New York City day train pulls into Plattsburgh, […]
