Ride along with Trains Magazine passenger correspondent Bob Johnston on Amtrak’s northbound Piedmont, train No. 73, between Cary and Durham, N.C. This September 2015 trip features a look at corridor improvements funded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. NCDOT Rail Division Manager of Design and Construction Jason Orthner answers questions while engineer Fred Gibson […]
The sight of an approaching Seaboard E7 signaled adventure: a boy’s first train ride. Wiley M. Bryan I don’t know how my fascination for trains began, but ever since I could remember, I had been drawn to their mystique. I like tracks, switches, sidings, and depots. I like everything associated with trains. So, in November […]
An Alaska Railroad passenger train glides through the open terrain of the U.S.’ largest state. Discovery channel’s Destination America channel plans to live-broadcast an entire one-way trip on the railroad. Frank Keller SILVER SPRING, Md. — If having a yule log burning on your television screen seems too cliché on Thanksgiving, a cable television channel […]
Host Drew Halverson, The Danneman Boys, and Charlie Conway (plus Bessie the Plane) continue their aerial and ground-level coverage of Montana Rail Link’s route through Lombard Canyon, Mont. MRVP subscribers will get to follow Drew and the Crew as they capture intriguing trains and readily modelable details in locations high and low throughout the canyon… […]
Host Drew Halverson, The Danneman Boys, and Charlie Conway (plus Bessie the Plane) continue their aerial and ground-level coverage of Montana Rail Link’s route through Lombard Canyon, Mont. MRVP subscribers will get to follow Drew and the Crew as they capture intriguing trains and readily modelable details in locations high and low throughout the canyon… […]
Trains Magazine celebrated its 75th anniversary at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee on Nov. 14. See how Trains‘ staff, correspondents, contributors, and readers enjoyed the night in style! There’s also a photo gallery highlighting the night’s events. […]
Trains Magazine celebrated its 75th anniversary at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee on Nov. 14. See how Trains‘ staff, correspondents, contributors, and readers enjoyed the night in style! There’s also a photo gallery highlighting the night’s events. […]
A Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 leads a troop train east through California in 1946. George M. Speir In early May 1945, I boarded a troop train at Fort Knox, Ky., and headed west on the Louisville & Nashville, destination unknown. The war in Europe had just ended and my fellow 18-year-old replacement tank crewmen had been […]
See R. J. Corman’s Chinese-built QJ-type steam locomotive pull passenger and freight trains through Kentucky’s beautiful hills. Brought to you by Trains. […]
CSX Transportation and its predecessors have operated a charity holiday train through the hills of Appalachia for more than seven decades. See the train and learn more about its rich history, only from Trains! […]
CSX Transportation and its predecessors have operated a charity holiday train through the hills of Appalachia for more than seven decades. See the train and learn more about its rich history, only from Trains! […]
See R. J. Corman’s Chinese-built QJ-type steam locomotive pull passenger and freight trains through Kentucky’s beautiful hills. Brought to you by Trains. […]
