No. 119, meet SD70ACe

Freshly painted locomotive in red and gold colors.

What could be: See how Trains Art Director Tom Danneman added — layer by layer — the various color, striping, and artwork to his photo of a Montana Rail Link SD70ACe, creating a commemorative paint scheme for Union Pacific’s celebration of the 150th anniversary of the transcontinental railroad. The imaginary paint scheme pays tribute to […]

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Swiss narrow gauge railway adventure on the Albula Pass

A red-painted passenger train passes through green meadows on the slopes of a mountain.

Join Trains Digital Editor Steve Sweeney for a Swiss narrow gauge mountain railroad adventure on the Albula Pass. Watch as scheduled passenger and freight trains operate on the Rhaetian Railway’s extensive meter gauge line over the Alps between Preda and Bergun, Switzerland. Information on how to visit Switzerland with Trains in 2019 is available online. […]

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Trains Presents: Southern Railway steam doubleheader

Ride with us on the tender tank of Southern Railway 2-8-0 No. 630 while we watch Southern 2-8-2 No. 4501 at work on a Chattanooga, Tenn.-Summerville, Ga., trip in October 2018. You’ll see and hear the engines at work on famous Missionary Ridge. It’s a classic Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum excursion with lots of stack […]

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Trains Presents: Nashville Steam on the move!

Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 4-8-4 No. 576 steam locomotive

Ride with Trains on the support vehicle as Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 4-8-4 No. 576 leaves its home of 66 years at Nashville’s Centennial Park on Jan. 13. You’ll see the famous locomotive wind down city streets to the spot where the engine will be reunited with live rails. It’s all here in this […]

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Trains Presents: CSX Nashville Radnor Yard tour

Drive through CSX Transportation’s former Louisville & Nashville Radnor Yard in Nashville, Tenn., with Trains Magazine. You’ll ride along on a tour offered during the 2018 Railway Supply Institute convention in Nashville. Interested in more from the Music City? Trains Presents has also visited Nashville Union Station! […]

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Trains Presents: New York City’s Nostalgia Train

Want to go back in time without leaving one of the world’s modern cities? Well, take a ride with Trains on New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Nostalgia Train — a subway train of original equipment dating back 80 years. See you on board! Only from Trains! […]

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