Train Watching

Follow along with Trains editors and staff as we watch beautiful trains around the world in operation.
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...

Chicago: the video!

Chicago: the video!

Chicago is still the North American railroad capital, and Trains Magazine takes you there with...

Trains Presents: North Shore Scenic Railroad

Trains Presents: North Shore Scenic Railroad

Trains Magazine Assistant Editor Brian Schmidt takes you along for a look at the North...

Trains Presents: Reading & Northern steam

Trains Presents: Reading & Northern steam

Come along as we visit the Reading & Northern and see its steam operations. Only...

Trains Presents: CN in Stevens Point, Wis.

Trains Presents: CN in Stevens Point, Wis.

Trains Magazine Assistant Editor Brian Schmidt takes you to Stevens Point, Wis., for a day...

Trains Presents: The Tweetsie Railroad

Trains Presents: The Tweetsie Railroad

Trains video contributor Kevin Gilliam takes us on a steam-and-smoke-filled look into one of North...