Fall journey along the Cumbres and Toltec Railroad

Experience the breathtaking beauty of fall in Chama, New Mexico, as you embark on a train journey through stunning mountain peaks of the Western U.S. Ride aboard the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, covering 14 miles from Chama to the summit at Cumbres Pass. Ascend over 2000 feet on a 4% grade, accompanied by a captivating […]

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Meet Mitch Horner, Trains.com Assistant Digital Editor

Meet Mitch Horner in this latest installment of Q&A with the Editors! Welcome aboard one of the newest Trains.com team members, Assistant Digital Editor Mitch Horner, and learn how he found his way to employment at Kalmbach, and this attraction to the hobby via interests in film/cinema. This video series is exclusively for Trains.com Unlimited Members […]

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Visit the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway

The Hocking Valley Scenic Railway was formed in 1972. Operating out of the town of Nelsonville, Ohio, with a former Lake Superior & Ishpeming 2-8-0. Most days, diesels handle the primary schedule along with special steam excursions with former Ohio Power Company No. 3, a Baldwin 0-6-0. Trains operate from Nelsonville, Ohio, north to both Haydenville, Ohio, and a longer trip to East Logan, […]

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Fall 2023

WELCOME – Santa Fe’s grandest legacy HEAD END – A potpourri of railroad history, then and now FAST MAIL  – Letters from readers on our Summer 2023 issue MILEPOSTS – Commentary by Kevin P. Keefe TRUE COLOR – The morning rush in Berkeley SHORT RAILS – Commonwealth Edison THE WAY IT WAS – Tales from […]

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November 2023

The Trains magazine cover

In every issue Trains.com, p. 4 Guide to the latest railroad content on the web News, p. 6 UP, CPKC battle over trackage rights in Texas Bill Stephens, p. 10 Check out Fred W. Frailey’s first railroad novel, Seldom Willing Preservation, p. 52 Restoration eyed for historic Green River, Wyo., depot Travel, p. 54 The […]

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Big Skies & Iron Rails, Grain Trains

When the bounty of Heartland crops are harvested, much of the grain goes west. Destined for North American ports and then foreign shores, the first leg of that western trek is often aboard commodity cruisers, otherwise known as grain trains. Naturally, railfan/videographer Tom Danneman is poised to capture these heavy haulers in season, and as […]

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Big Skies & Iron Rails, Grain Trains

When the bounty of Heartland crops are harvested, much of the grain goes west. Destined for North American ports and then foreign shores, the first leg of that western trek is often aboard commodity cruisers, otherwise known as grain trains. Naturally, railfan/videographer Tom Danneman is poised to capture these heavy haulers in season, and as […]

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