Train Watching

Follow along with Trains editors and staff as we watch beautiful trains around the world in operation.
EMD SD70ACe-T4 video tour

EMD SD70ACe-T4 video tour

Have you seen the latest in diesel locomotive technology? Associate Editor Steve Sweeney walks through...

Trains Presents: Norfolk Southern’s Fostoria District

Trains Presents: Norfolk Southern’s Fostoria District

Visit Norfolk Southern's fabulous Fostoria District, connecting Fort Wayne, Ind., and Bellevue, Ohio! See fast...

The art of the North Shore Line

The art of the North Shore Line

Assistant Editor Brian Schmidt talks with John Gruber about the history of the famed Chicago...

’20th Century Limited’ DVD preview

’20th Century Limited’ DVD preview

Trains Magazine brings you the story of the 20th Century Limited, one of the most...

Trains Presents: Norfolk Southern’s Virginian route

Trains Presents: Norfolk Southern’s Virginian route

The Trains Presents video series takes you to Virginia to examine operations on Norfolk Southern's...

‘Piedmont’ cab ride video

‘Piedmont’ cab ride video

Ride along with Trains Magazine passenger correspondent Bob Johnston on Amtrak's northbound Piedmont, train No....

Trains’ 75th anniversary gala video

Trains’ 75th anniversary gala video

Trains Magazine celebrated its 75th anniversary at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee on Nov. 14....

Trains Presents: CSX Santa Train

Trains Presents: CSX Santa Train

CSX Transportation and its predecessors have operated a charity holiday train through the hills of...

Trains Presents: R.J. Corman’s QJ-type steam locomotive

Trains Presents: R.J. Corman’s QJ-type steam locomotive

See R. J. Corman's Chinese-built QJ-type steam locomotive pull passenger and freight trains through Kentucky's...

Trains Presents: BNSF Railway’s ‘Southern Transcon’

Trains Presents: BNSF Railway’s ‘Southern Transcon’

Learn about BNSF Railway's famed "Southern Transcon," the former Santa Fe main line between Los...

Trains Presents: Cumbres & Toltec Scenic

Trains Presents: Cumbres & Toltec Scenic

Colorado's storied narrow gauge railroads still live with the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, operating...

Trains Presents: Electro-Motive SD70ACe demonstrators

Trains Presents: Electro-Motive SD70ACe demonstrators

Watch Electro-Motive Diesel's SD70ACe demonstrator units roll tonnage on the mountain grades of CSX Transportation's...

Trains Presents: Maine Eastern passenger service

Trains Presents: Maine Eastern passenger service

See classic EMD F units on Maine Eastern's coastal passenger trains out of Brunswick, Maine....

Trains Presents: Norfolk Southern F units and office car train

Trains Presents: Norfolk Southern F units and office car train

Norfolk Southern's office car train, complete with classic EMD F units for power, is a...

Trains Presents: Steam photo freight charters

Trains Presents: Steam photo freight charters

The age of steam has passed from revenue railroading in the U.S., but a dedicated...

Trains Presents: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus train

Trains Presents: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus train

Children of all ages love the circus – and the circus train! See the famous...

Trains Presents: Former Southern Railway 2-8-2 No. 4501

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...

Trains Presents: Virginia & Truckee Railroad steam

Trains Presents: Virginia & Truckee Railroad steam

Nevada's famed Virginia & Truckee Railroad, once the richest railroad in the world saw a...

Trains Presents: Western Maryland Scenic Railroad steam freights

Trains Presents: Western Maryland Scenic Railroad steam freights

See Western Maryland Scenic Railroad pull winter photo freights out of Cumberland, Md., on the...

611: the video!

611: the video!

Norfolk & Western No. 611 is back in steam and Trains was there to capture...