December 2024

The December 2024 issue of Trains Magazine.

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In this Issue

Steam returns to the mountain

Reading & Northern brings 4-8-4 No. 2102 to Tunkhannock, Pa., after seven decades

Europe celebrates 75 years of PCC streetcars

Iconic North American streetcar design found a home overseas

Behind the blue signs

“How to stop a train” campaign centers on grade crossing signs

Hot times for rail giant Genesee & Wyoming

Georgia Central is among G&W short lines seeing an investment and traffic boost

For one night only

New Year’s Eve train rides offer mystery and elegance

In My Own Words: “Christmas in a rail yard”

Remembering a summer of firing on the Cass Scenic Railroad

Gallery

Vivid images of winter season railroading

In every issue

News, p. 4

  • InnoTrans brings together the rail world’s new products

Bill Stephens, p. 8

  • Amtrak flexes legal muscles vs. its host railroads

John Hankey, p. 10

  • First day: You never know how things will turn out

Great Railfan Roads, p. 44

  • Across the Canadian prairies

Brian Solomon, p. 48

  • Cool train rides to ring in the holiday season

Preservation, p. 50

  • A multi-year, multi-million-dollar restoration is planned for New York Central Mohawk 4-8-2 No. 3001.