Maryland & Pennsylvania four-wheel caboose 2003 — a little car with a big number — whiles away the day at the Ma & Pa’s Baltimore terminal in May 1955. William E. Warden Jr. photo […]
Ma & Pa caboose
Section: Railroads
Sad Sam
SP Coast Division train 90, the San Francisco–Los Angeles mail train known as “Sad Sam,” passes through the Chatsworth rocks northwest of L.A. in the early 1960s. Bruce Hollinshead I was a teenager when I first began biking the two miles from my home to a place called Gemco after school. Like many spots on […]
Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 27 – Back to Lombard Canyon
In this episode, host Drew Halverson quite literally takes railfanning to new heights! Drew and The Danneman Boys head back to Lombard Canyon, Montana, where they barnstorm BNSF and MRL trains, all with the help of pilot Charlie Conway and his plane Bessie. Watch as the crew captures stunning aerial images on a DTA trek […]
Tracks Ahead: Season 9 – The DB Railroad of Germany
This PBS Tracks Ahead segment covers Gordon Calahan’s large scale rendition of a German railroad operating during WWII. […]
Delaware-Lackawanna diesel locomotive roster
The Delaware-Lackawanna maintains a fleet of Alco-built diesel locomotives at its Scranton, Pa., shops. Check out this free diesel locomotive roster, and learn more about the railroad and the men who keep these relics rolling in Locomotive 2015! […]
Trains Presents: BNSF Railway’s ‘Southern Transcon’
Learn about BNSF Railway’s famed “Southern Transcon,” the former Santa Fe main line between Los Angeles and Chicago! See priority intermodal and automotive trains and Amtrak’s Southwest Chief in spectacular desert scenery, and experience the Transcon right on your computer, only from www.TrainsMag.com! […]
Trains Presents: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus train
Children of all ages love the circus – and the circus train! See the famous Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey “Blue Unit” circus train run over Norfolk Southern and learn more about its operation and consist with www.TrainsMag.com. […]
Trains Presents: Norfolk Southern F units and office car train
Norfolk Southern’s office car train, complete with classic EMD F units for power, is a perennial railfan favorite. See the train and its historic locomotives operate through great southeastern scenery, from www.TrainsMag.com. […]
Trains Presents: Maine Eastern passenger service
See classic EMD F units on Maine Eastern’s coastal passenger trains out of Brunswick, Maine. Amtrak’s Downeastern also makes an appearance. Come along, with Trains. […]
Trains Presents: Electro-Motive SD70ACe demonstrators
Watch Electro-Motive Diesel’s SD70ACe demonstrator units roll tonnage on the mountain grades of CSX Transportation’s former Clinchfield Railroad main line. The railroad between St. Paul, Va., and Irwin, Tenn., features spectacular scenery, high bridges, and heavy trains, brought to you by www.TrainsMag.com. […]
Trains Presents: Virginia & Truckee Railroad steam
Nevada’s famed Virginia & Truckee Railroad, once the richest railroad in the world saw a tourist revival decades after the route was abandoned. See the railroad’s steam-powered tourist operations in the Comstock Lode region with www.TrainsMag.com. […]
Trains Presents: Cumbres & Toltec Scenic
Colorado’s storied narrow gauge railroads still live with the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, operating between Chama, N.M., and Antonito, Colo. See narrow gauge steam battle the grades in spectacular Rocky Mountain scenery with www.TrainsMag.com. […]
