September 2025
The September 2025 issue of Trains Magazine.
Featured
In this Issue
An Amtrak success story
Chicago-St. Paul Borealis marks one year of service
Farewell to steam
Change comes to West Virginia’s Buffalo Creek & Gauley
Rimrock and coal
Montana line is a little-known outlet in the U.S. energy frontier
Faster requires higher
California corridor eyes changes for Southern Pacific’s iconic Carquinez Strait bridge
Cleaner energy
Union Pacific’s one-of-a-kind locomotive tested emissions technologies
Gallery
Images of railroading from Trains Magazine readers
In every issue
News, p. 4
- Newly merged CPKC faces service issues on the former Kansas City Southern
Bill Stephens, p. 10
- CPKC’s tech troubles cast doubt on new mergers
History with Hankey, p. 12
- Pullman porters and their long fight for equity
Brian Solomon, p. 46
- Fathers, sons, and a lifetime love of trains
Preservation, p. 48
- Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad makes leadership changes
