Railroad Visits

Come along with Trains.com staff to railroads, shops, and places you'll love to visit...plus trains you'll want to ride!
Back to business travel aboard Amtrak

Back to business travel aboard Amtrak

Travel aboard a long-distance train for business? Before you set your time machine back to...

Rocky Mountaineer Colorado Adventure

Rocky Mountaineer Colorado Adventure

In the fall of 2021, Trains.com staff rode Amtrak train no. 5, California Zephyr from...

CSX in and around Cumberland, Md.

CSX in and around Cumberland, Md.

A busy CSX main line, the former Baltimore & Ohio continues its mountain railroad ways

Trains Presents: Geared steam locomotive show at Cass, W.Va.

Trains Presents: Geared steam locomotive show at Cass, W.Va.

Cass Scenic Railroad reopened in June 2020 with a splash of geared steam. Climax No....

Trains Presents: East Broad Top revival

Trains Presents: East Broad Top revival

The phenomenal narrow gauge of the Northeast, the East Broad Top, is coming back. Nine...

Trains Presents: Assembling 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 in West Virginia

Trains Presents: Assembling 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 in West Virginia

Crews from Hulcher and Diversified Rail Services worked to place Western Maryland Scenic 2-6-6-2 No....

Trains Presents: Chesapeake & Ohio steam locomotive No. 2716 goes home in Kentucky

Trains Presents: Chesapeake & Ohio steam locomotive No. 2716 goes home in Kentucky

In late July 2019, the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. moved its leased former Chesapeake &...

Trains Presents: Nashville Steam on the move!

Trains Presents: Nashville Steam on the move!

Ride with Trains on the support vehicle as Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 4-8-4 No....

Trains Presents: CSX Nashville Radnor Yard tour

Trains Presents: CSX Nashville Radnor Yard tour

Drive through CSX Transportation's former Louisville & Nashville Radnor Yard in Nashville, Tenn., with Trains...

Trains Presents: New York City’s Nostalgia Train

Trains Presents: New York City’s Nostalgia Train

Want to go back in time without leaving one of the world's modern cities? Well,...

Trains Presents: Little Heisler on the prairie

Trains Presents: Little Heisler on the prairie

Heislers are rare geared steam locomotives. One in steam is even more rare. Join us...

Trains Presents: Nashville steam revival

Trains Presents: Nashville steam revival

Learn more about the Nashville steam restoration project and 4-8-4 No. 576! You'll hear from...

Trains Presents: Illinois Railway Museum steam shop

Trains Presents: Illinois Railway Museum steam shop

Join us at the Illinois Railway Museum to hear from the managers who restore and...

Trains Presents: Cumbres & Toltec locomotive restoration

Trains Presents: Cumbres & Toltec locomotive restoration

Colorado's Cumbres & Toltec Scenic is restoring 1883 4-6-0 No. 168 to operation. The locomotive...

Trains Presents: Big Boy No. 4004 restoration

Trains Presents: Big Boy No. 4004 restoration

Big Boy 4004 parties like it’s 1941 again! Join us at Cheyenne’s Holliday Park to...

Trains Presents: Big Boy No. 4017 at the National Railroad Museum

Trains Presents: Big Boy No. 4017 at the National Railroad Museum

Of the eight Big Boy locomotives preserved, only two are indoors. No. 4017 is one...

Trains Presents: Transcon Back Country Byway

Trains Presents: Transcon Back Country Byway

Join us for an adventure in the Utah desert! Ride with Trains Editor Jim Wrinn...

Trains Presents: Big Boy No. 4014 summer 2018 update

Trains Presents: Big Boy No. 4014 summer 2018 update

Wheel and boiler work mark the next chapter in No. 4014’s restoration

Trains Presents: Raleigh station action

Trains Presents: Raleigh station action

Trains Presents brings you modern passenger action from the updated Raleigh, N.C., station. You'll also...

Trains Presents: North Carolina Transportation Museum tour

Trains Presents: North Carolina Transportation Museum tour

Join us for a brief look at some of the rolling stock at the North...