Norfolk Southern’s office car train, complete with classic EMD F units for power, is a perennial railfan favorite. See the train and its historic locomotives operate through great southeastern scenery, from www.TrainsMag.com. […]
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Trains Presents: Maine Eastern passenger service
See classic EMD F units on Maine Eastern’s coastal passenger trains out of Brunswick, Maine. Amtrak’s Downeastern also makes an appearance. Come along, with Trains. […]
Trains Presents: Electro-Motive SD70ACe demonstrators
Watch Electro-Motive Diesel’s SD70ACe demonstrator units roll tonnage on the mountain grades of CSX Transportation’s former Clinchfield Railroad main line. The railroad between St. Paul, Va., and Irwin, Tenn., features spectacular scenery, high bridges, and heavy trains, brought to you by www.TrainsMag.com. […]
Trains Presents: Virginia & Truckee Railroad steam
Nevada’s famed Virginia & Truckee Railroad, once the richest railroad in the world saw a tourist revival decades after the route was abandoned. See the railroad’s steam-powered tourist operations in the Comstock Lode region with www.TrainsMag.com. […]
Trains Presents: Cumbres & Toltec Scenic
Colorado’s storied narrow gauge railroads still live with the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, operating between Chama, N.M., and Antonito, Colo. See narrow gauge steam battle the grades in spectacular Rocky Mountain scenery with www.TrainsMag.com. […]
Trains Presents: Former Southern Railway 2-8-2 No. 4501
Former Southern Railway 2-8-2 No. 4501 is one of the most famous excursion locomotives in the world. Learn more about its history and restoration with the Norfolk Southern 21st Century Steam program from Trains. […]
Trains Presents: Steam photo freight charters
The age of steam has passed from revenue railroading in the U.S., but a dedicated group of photographers and railroaders keep its memory alive through special photo charters across the country. Ride along at the Sumpter Valley, Virginia & Truckee, Strasburg Rail Road, Steam Into History, and other operations with www.TrainsMag.com. […]
Trains Presents: Western Maryland Scenic Railroad steam freights
See Western Maryland Scenic Railroad pull winter photo freights out of Cumberland, Md., on the original Western Maryland’s right-of-way. Follow along with 2-8-0 No. 734, brought to you by www.TrainsMag.com. […]
Racing south on the Southern Belle
Kansas City Southern E8 No. 26 races north of Heavener, Okla., with the Kansas City-bound Southern Belle on December 30, 1962. J. David Ingles Back in 1968, when I first hired out on the Kansas City Southern Railway, I bid on and was assigned to the “second trick” operator’s position at De Queen, Ark. By […]
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Canadian National SD70M-2 No. 8000 drifts under the Union Pacific’s Adams Subdivision as it comes through Sussex, Wis., on Feb. 16, 2014. Photo by Matt Krause […]
Speedway to sunshine
Northbound Florida East Coast train No. 226 rockets through the Florida countryside on its journey to Jacksonville on Jan. 12, 2015. Photo by Brian Schmidt […]
Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 26 – Mississippi River Rambler
Host Drew Halverson finds a way to escape the office for early spring and summer road trips to the banks of Big Muddy, the mighty Mississippi River! Drew and pal Tom “Sawyer” Danneman make the most of their one-day railfan outings, plus they even share a sneak peek of an amazing river-running HO scale layout […]
