Join us on the ultimate train ride to the ancient ruins of Machu Picchu. Enjoy the spectacular scenery as we travel to the base camp. Then ride with us on a bus to the lost city high in the mountains! Follow along: Peru day 1 Peru day 2 Peru day 3 Peru day 4 Peru […]
Magazine: Trains Magazine
Taiwan Puyuma Express cab ride video, part 1
Ride with Trains author Jeffery T. Schultz on Taiwan’s Puyuma Express in a tilting train! You’ll see the Taroko River bridge and many tunnels along the way. Be sure to check out his feature story, “Railway island paradise,” in the June 2018 issue! […]
Updated: Cold-meal service coming to ‘Capitol,’ ‘Lake Shore Limited’ NEWSWIRE
The westbound Capitol Limited passes through Goshen, Ind., on March 24, 2018. The train is one of two which will offer cold-meal service for sleeping car passengers beginning June 1. TRAINS: David Lassen WASHINGTON — For sleeping car passengers on two Amtrak routes between Chicago and the East Coast, it appears dining innovation is a […]
Dome car trips on Amtrak to benefit Norfolk & Western 611 NEWSWIRE
Moonlight Dome will run several trips on Amtrak to support Norfolk & Western No. 611. Adam Auxier WASHINGTON — The Virginia Museum of Transportation will operate a series of private railcar trips utilizing a rare Baltimore & Ohio dome behind Amtrak trains beginning April 28 and 29. These trips are fundraising events for Norfolk & […]
Green Mountain Railroad expands dinner train service NEWSWIRE
A Green Mountain passenger excursion waits at the Ludlow, Vt., depot in 2015. In addition to the new Burlington trips, dinner trains will resume out of Chester in September. Steve Glischinski BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont Railway System’s Green Mountain Railroad is expanding dinner train service next month with the introduction of the Champlain Valley Dinner […]
UPDATED: New Amtrak guidelines add details on private-car, special-train moves NEWSWIRE
Two private cars bring up the rear on the westbound California Zephyr at Hinsdale, Ill, on June 24, 2016. TRAINS: David Lassen WASHINGTON — New Amtrak guidelines on special trains and private cars issued Wednesday provide a few exceptions from its original plan — to only allow private car moves between a train’s originating and […]
Strasburg offers photo event to benefit neighboring farm NEWSWIRE
Strasburg Rail Road will host a photo train May 26 to benefit an online farm whose barn was destoryed in a fire. This Lerro Productions charter took place in November 2007. Trains: Jim Wrinn STRASBURG, Pa. – Call it neighbors helping neighbors. After a devastating fire destroyed a 95-year old dairy barn at Verdant View […]
Trains to sponsor ‘Skookum’ photo charter in Oregon NEWSWIRE
Rare 2-4-4-2 Skookum will operate for 42 lucky customers next March. Trains collection GARIBALDI, Ore. — A rare 2-4-4-2 steam locomotive called Skookum will headline a special photographer’s train on the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad next March, and tickets are now on sale for 42 lucky customers, sponsor Trains Magazine announced Thursday. Skookum is in […]
Trains Presents: Peru 2017 tour, day 5
Join us as we travel with Special Interest Tours to Peru! We visit the southern Peru city of Arequipa for a look around its historic site. Then we board the luxury “Belmond Andean Explorer.” A nighttime departure awaits! Follow along: Peru day 1 Peru day 2 Peru day 3 Peru day 4 […]
Big Boy No. 4014 restoration update
Trains visits Union Pacific’s steam shop in Cheyenne, Wyo., for an update on the restoration of Big Boy No. 4014. Join us on a tour of the shop and hear Ed Dickens, senior manager of heritage operations, describe the project’s status and the effort to have the engine back in steam in 2019! Be sure […]
Taking Care of Business: Copper Basin Railway, Part 1
With Charlie Conway behind the cameras, discover what makes the Copper Basin Railway shine brightly in the Arizona desert. In part 1 of 2, you’ll make a mine run with the crew in the cab of a Geep, take a hammer to hard iron rails, and then get to know president “Jake” Jacobson, right along […]
BNSF honors ‘Employees of the Year’ for 2017 NEWSWIRE
FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway recently recognized its 2017 Employees of the Year at an awards ceremony in Fort Worth. The annual Employees of the Year program identifies employees who have made exceptional contributions whose achievements exemplify BNSF’s vision and values through their commitment, leadership and focus on working safely and efficiently to meet […]