Train Watching

Follow along with Trains editors and staff as we watch beautiful trains around the world in operation.
Trains Presents: Peru tour, Day 1

Trains Presents: Peru tour, Day 1

Join us as we travel with Special Interest Tours to Peru! On the first day...

Trains Presents: Albany & Eastern Winterail 2017 excursion

Trains Presents: Albany & Eastern Winterail 2017 excursion

Take a look at the Albany & Eastern's March 2017 excursion between Lebanon and Sweet...

Trains Presents: Norfolk Southern’s heritage fleet

Trains Presents: Norfolk Southern’s heritage fleet

Take a look at Norfolk Southern's beloved heritage locomotive fleet, starting with the July 2012...

Locomotive 2017 DVD preview

Locomotive 2017 DVD preview

Get a sneak peek at our new Locomotive 2017 DVD! You'll see locomotives old and...

Trains Presents: The Ohio Central in Steam

Trains Presents: The Ohio Central in Steam

Long-time railroader and steam enthusiast Jerry Joe Jacobson died in September 2017. In addition to...

Trains Presents: No. 261 in North Dakota

Trains Presents: No. 261 in North Dakota

Follow former Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 No. 261 as it pulls employee and public trips on...

Trains Presents: NS Christiansburg Grade

Trains Presents: NS Christiansburg Grade

Check out the heavy mainline action on Norfolk Southern's famed Christiansburg Grade in Virginia! You'll...

Trains Presents: D & I Railroad

Trains Presents: D & I Railroad

Join Trains for a look at the unique D & I Railroad. You'll see EMD...

Trains Presents: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum steam double header

Trains Presents: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum steam double header

Watch a steam doubleheader with former Southern Railway 2-8-0 No. 630 and 2-8-2 No. 4501...

Trains Presents: Triple Crown Roadrailer action

Trains Presents: Triple Crown Roadrailer action

Take a look at the final month of Norfolk Southern subsidiary Triple Crown Services, before...

Trains Presents: Ringling circus train to West Virginia

Trains Presents: Ringling circus train to West Virginia

Join Trains and videographer Kevin Gilliam for a look at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum...

Trains Presents: More circus trains

Trains Presents: More circus trains

Join Kevin Gilliam trackside in North Carolina in February 2017 for a day when both...

Trains Presents: West Chicago

Trains Presents: West Chicago

Join Trains Magazine Assistant Editor Brian Schmidt for a day trackside at West Chicago, Ill.,...

Trains Presents: Georgetown Loop No. 111

Trains Presents: Georgetown Loop No. 111

Join Trains for the first run of Georgetown Loop Railroad 2-8-0 No. 111 in October...

Trains Presents: Orange Blossom Cannonball

Trains Presents: Orange Blossom Cannonball

Join Trains for a look at the final weekend of operations on Florida's Orange Blossom...

Trains Presents: Triple Crown’s Fort Wayne yard

Trains Presents: Triple Crown’s Fort Wayne yard

Take a look inside the Fort Wayne, Ind., hub of Norfolk Southern subsidiary Triple Crown...

Trains Presents: Winter at the Iron Triangle

Trains Presents: Winter at the Iron Triangle

Visit Fostoria, Ohio's famous train-watching Iron Triangle in winter! See CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern...

Trains Presents: Ringling Bros.’ circus train in Virginia

Trains Presents: Ringling Bros.’ circus train in Virginia

Join Kevin Gilliam on another look at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus...

Trains Presents: Norfolk Southern’s Fostoria District, Vol. 3

Trains Presents: Norfolk Southern’s Fostoria District, Vol. 3

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

Trains Presents: BNSF’s Chicago Racetrack

Trains Presents: BNSF’s Chicago Racetrack

Join Assistant Editor Brian Schmidt for a look at BNSF Railway's famed "Racetrack," the former...