Trains magazine covers the broad spectrum of railroading with authoritative content, dazzling photography, and a mix of content designed to appeal to everyone from the casual enthusiast to the seasoned professional railroader.
Trains offers something for everyone who has a spark for railroading: Railroad news, insight, and commentary on today’s freight railroads, passenger service, transit, locomotives, technology, preservation, fan opportunities, and more. You’ll also see images and read stories from railroading’s glorious past, and explore the bright future of railroading. It’s all in the pages of Trains magazine.
Trains offers something for everyone who has a spark for railroading: Railroad news, insight, and commentary on today’s freight railroads, passenger service, transit, locomotives, technology, preservation, fan opportunities, and more. You’ll also see images and read stories from railroading’s glorious past, and explore the bright future of railroading. It’s all in the pages of Trains magazine.
Features
White Pass’ new gold
In the late 1980s, the narrow-gauge White Pass & Yukon learned to tap the riches of the cruise-ship trade. Now it’s North America’s busiest tourist railroad.
Steam’s young guns
Meet the under-35 leaders who will keep steam alive for the next generation.
Countdown to Amtrak: A final fling around the West
During the last week of April 1971, I completed a nostalgic rail journey … and began a very personal one.
Mountain thunder
West Virginia’s newest railroad, the Appalachian & Ohio, serves the state’s oldest industry.
Map of the Month: Amtrak crew districts
How Amtrak crews staff its trains.
Insert: 2006 Guide to Recreational Railroading
NEWS
Railroad News & Photos
Railroads turn in a strong 2005 financial performance.
Don Phillips
The best railroad is the one that quickly overcame disaster.
Technology
BNSF tests positive train control in Illinois.
Locomotives
Serving in California: the diesels that White Pass never got.
Passenger
Delays cripple passenger-train schedules in the Southeast.
City Rail
Changing rules can hamper agencies’ quests for federal funds.
Fantrip
Dots and dashes forever?
Preservation
Where to find steam this year.
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