One of Colorado’s spectacular tourist railroads, the Georgetown Loop, has added a special passenger car to its offerings. One of the railroaders there made the restoration of a rare end-cupola Rio Grande caboose a mission. Now it’s back in service. We ride along! […]
Section: Railroading
Maine’s Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington two-foot gauge
Trains run in the snow and winter […]
Soo Line 1003
The 2-8-2 puts on a rare appearance on Wisconsin & Southern in November 2020 […]
Ohio’s Ashland Railway
A short line between Mansfield and Fostoria, Ohio, keeps a former Baltimore & Ohio line busy […]
Age of Steam Roundhouse
The biggest roundhouse built in the U.S. since the 1950s holds a treasure trove of steam power […]
CSX in and around Cumberland, Md.
A busy CSX main line, the former Baltimore & Ohio continues its mountain railroad ways […]
East Broad Top Restoration Update
Update on revival efforts for the railroad that had been closed for a decade […]
Western Maryland 1309 update
Shop update on restoration of Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 plus restored coach and plans for stablemate 2-8-0 734 […]
Big Boys on Sherman Hill, 1958–59
R. R. Wallin was trackside in Wyoming with his 8mm movie camera to capture Big Boys in their final two summers of service. […]
Big Skies & Iron Rails, Winter, Episode 2
Railroad photographer/videographer Tom Danneman resides in Wisconsin, but his heart never wanders from the American West – even during the harshest days of winter. Take a cinematic trek with him, as he immerses us to the clash with the cold, charms of the quiet, and the continuous challenges railroads face under Big Skies & Iron […]
Welcome to the new home of Classic Trains!
Welcome to Trains.com, the new home for Classic Trains Magazine online and for all the content we publish on BIG trains from the 1920s through the 1970s. In this video, Trains.com Executive Producer David Popp talks about how to log-in to the new Trains.com website so you can get the most out of a Classic […]
Big Skies & Iron Rails, Montana and Eastern Washington, Episode 1
Railfans and model railroaders alike will enjoy this ethereal approach to capturing the stunning natural vistas and railroads of the American West. Beginning with this Autumn episode of an all-new, seasonal series by photographer/videographer Tom Danneman, you’ll be immersed in extended-length footage of contemporary trains working through expansive scenes, and even bigger, broader skies. Available […]