Come along with Trains Magazine and the Locomotive 2016 annual as we take a look at train watching in Fullerton, Calif.! This bona fide Hot Spots location is featured in the latest installment of our motive power special issue! You’ll see modern diesels from Amtrak, BNSF Railway, and Metrolink as they thread their trains through […]
Join Trains Magazine for a visit with Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 No. 765. The Lima Locomotive Works-built Berkshire visited Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pa., in 2015. Trains takes you along for a look at the locomotive and its runs into the Pocono Mountains! […]
Join Trains for a visit at West Virginia’s remote and scenic Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad, featuring a live, steaming Climax locomotive. Only from Trains! […]
In this Trackside Postcard, Charles “Lindbergh” Conway travels across the Atlantic Ocean and makes his way to the UK! He wastes no time getting trackside at Minehead, England, all in effort to explore and experience steam-powered passenger service on the West Somerset Railway. […]
While traveling in the UK, Charlie enjoyed the rare thrill of riding in the cab of a steam locomotive operated by the Isle of Wight Steam Railway. In this Trackside Postcard to Drew, Chas captured the pure artistry of Driver and Fireman commanding Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T no. 41298 across the picturesque countryside. […]
Join Trains on a rare trip through the South along the route of the Piedmont & Northern. Only from Trains! […]
Listen to train announcements at Pennsylvania Station, New York, recorded on November 11, 1963, from the archives of Semaphore Records, 202-255-4043. […]
Watch video clips of SP 2-10-2s, Daylight 4-8-4s, cab-forwards, and more from the Herron Rail Video program Glory Machines Vol. 1. […]
Join Trains for a trackside look at Sept. 2015 steam and diesel excursions the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum orchestrated out of Chattanooga, Tenn. Only from Trains! […]
Trains Presents takes you to the marvelous Montana Rail Link in its latest installment! Check out the heavy mainline action, see the railroad’s all-EMD roster, enjoy run-through trains from BNSF Railway, and find out just what is a “Gas Local!” And be sure to check out the Trains‘ Montana Rail Link photo diesel roster and […]
Follow along Editor Jim Wrinn’s June 2016 photo charter on the Cass Scenic Railroad! See and hear historic geared locomotives working in the amazing mountain scenery of West Virginia. Only from Trains Magazine! […]
The father-daughter duo worked their way into the Columbia Gorge before heading home. Stops at the BNSF yard in Pasco, Wash., and at milepost 160 of the Fallbridge Sub, provided ideal locations for easy railfanning. The action in the Gorge left Charlie eager to return for more fun in future Postcards! […]
