2018 Trains Photo Contest

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2017 Grand prize winner: I have been a Manhattanite for decades therefore I abhor leaving my island and crossing water. But I will for the No. 7. Opened in 1915, this 22-station New York City subway line carries more than 800,000 daily riders on its mostly elevated route. With a little Lucky 7 luck, I […]

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‘Wanna ride along with us?’

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The engineer of Southern SD35 3007, preparing to depart East St. Louis in April 1968, invited me up for a cab ride—but logistics intervened. J. David Ingles Over the years, I’d bet most of us non-railroaders who’ve been out taking train pictures have received a spontaneous invitation from an engine crew we encountered. And how […]

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Trains Presents: Butler, Ind., hot spot

Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive

Join Trains Presents video contributor Chris Wehman for a look at Norfolk Southern’s busy junction at Butler, Ind., northeast of Fort Wayne. There, the former Conrail Cleveland to Chicago main crosses the former Norfolk & Western Detroit to Fort Wayne line. You’ll see trains at all angles, including the Triple Crown RoadRailer! […]

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Trains Presents: Peru tour, Day 1

Join us as we travel with Special Interest Tours to Peru! On the first day of our September 2017 tour, we visit Lima, check out the Ferrocarril Central Andino shop at Chosica, dedicate a locomotive for Conrail’s James A. Hagen, and spin the unit on the turntable at San Bartolome. Let’s go! […]

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Trains Presents: Butler, Ind., hot spot

Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive

Join Trains Presents video contributor Chris Wehman for a look at Norfolk Southern’s busy junction at Butler, Ind., northeast of Fort Wayne. There, the former Conrail Cleveland to Chicago main crosses the former Norfolk & Western Detroit to Fort Wayne line. You’ll see trains at all angles, including the Triple Crown RoadRailer! […]

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Trains Presents: Peru tour, Day 1

Join us as we travel with Special Interest Tours to Peru! On the first day of our September 2017 tour, we visit Lima, check out the Ferrocarril Central Andino shop at Chosica, dedicate a locomotive for Conrail’s James A. Hagen, and spin the unit on the turntable at San Bartolome. Let’s go! […]

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BNSF’s Willow Springs

Trains Magazine columnist Fred W. Frailey takes a look inside BNSF Railway’s busy Willow Springs intermodal yard, near Chicago. In this free download, you’ll get a peek behind the security fence to experience the rush to move priority UPS traffic into and out of the Windy City. […]

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