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!
Trains Presents: Big Boy No. 4005 at the Forney Museum

Trains Presents: Big Boy No. 4005 at the Forney Museum

We visit Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4005 at Denver’s Forney Museum of Transportation, one...

Trains Presents: Inside Brightline’s new trains

Trains Presents: Inside Brightline’s new trains

Join us at Brightline’s Workshop B in West Palm Beach, Fla., for a look inside...

Trains Presents: ‘Ferdinand Magellan’ Presidential railcar

Trains Presents: ‘Ferdinand Magellan’ Presidential railcar

The Gold Coast Railroad Museum in Miami holds one of the nation’s most famous passenger...

Trains Presents: Preparing a steam locomotive at Nevada Northern Railway

Trains Presents: Preparing a steam locomotive at Nevada Northern Railway

Every steam locomotive needs special preparation before a day of service. Joins Trains Associate Editor...

Trains Presents: Be the Engineer on the Nevada Northern Railway

Trains Presents: Be the Engineer on the Nevada Northern Railway

Watch as Trains Associate Editor Steve Sweeney takes the engineer's seat in a steam locomotive...

Trains Presents: New Raleigh station tour

Trains Presents: New Raleigh station tour

Take a tour of the new Raleigh, N.C., station, which opened in May 2018. The...

Trains Presents: California State Railroad Museum

Trains Presents: California State Railroad Museum

Denny Ansbach, one of the founders of the California State Railroad Museum, reflects on the...

David and Ingrid’s Weekend at West Somerset Ry.

David and Ingrid’s Weekend at West Somerset Ry.

While on vacation in Europe, David and his wife, Ingrid, spent an October weekend seaside...

Trains Presents: Nashville steam restoration update

Trains Presents: Nashville steam restoration update

Work continues on Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis No. 576! Restoration of this fabled 4-8-4...

Trains Presents: ACL dining car ‘Dothan’ restoration

Trains Presents: ACL dining car ‘Dothan’ restoration

The National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wis., is restoring a 1920s Atlantic Coast Line...

Trains Presents: Summerail 2017

Trains Presents: Summerail 2017

Join Trains Magazine video contributor Marshall W. Beecher on the road to Summerail 2017 in...

Trains Presents: Train Festival 2011

Trains Presents: Train Festival 2011

We take you trackside for Train Festival 2011 in the Quad Cities! Relive the glory...

Trains Presents: Train Festival 2009

Trains Presents: Train Festival 2009

Train Festival 2009 brought together some of the best U.S. steam in central Michigan for...

Trains Presents: Aberdeen Carolina & Western

Trains Presents: Aberdeen Carolina & Western

Take a look at the railroad with the magenta stripes: the Aberdeen Carolina & Western....

Trains Presents: ‘Texas’ returns!

Trains Presents: ‘Texas’ returns!

Join Trains Magazine Editor Jim Wrinn at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer for...

Trains Presents: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum 2017 opening

Trains Presents: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum 2017 opening

Join Trains Magazine and video contributor Kevin Gilliam for a look at the Tennessee Valley...

Trains Presents: Nashville Union Station

Trains Presents: Nashville Union Station

Come along with Trains Magazine Editor Jim Wrinn as we look at this gem of...

Trains Presents: ‘Mississippi’ saved

Trains Presents: ‘Mississippi’ saved

Join Trains Magazine Editor Jim Wrinn for a first look at the Mississippi – the...

Trains Presents: Southern Appalachia Railway Museum

Trains Presents: Southern Appalachia Railway Museum

Take one last look at the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum's Secret City Excursion Train, which...

Trains Presents: Southern Appalachia Railway Museum

Trains Presents: Southern Appalachia Railway Museum

Take one last look at the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum's Secret City Excursion Train, which...