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January 2026

The January 2026 issue of Trains Magazine.

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In this Issue

Call to action

A Santa Fe public relations manager makes the author’s day

The long road to positive train control

Developing a revolutionary, evolutionary operating system

New duty for an Army steam locomotive

The SMS Lines revive an 0-6-0 for its Woodstown Central

Mr. Lincoln visits Cane Creek

Union Pacific SD70M No. 1616, in a special paint scheme honoring Abraham Lincoln, visits Utah

Rolling up Highway 59

CPKC trains and scenery along the Oklahoma-Arkansas border

In My Own Words: “A fishy call in the night"

A safety supervisor’s phone rings at any hour

Gallery

Chilling images of winter rail-roading from Trains contributors

In every issue

News, p. 4

  • CSX’s new CEO is willing to wait for a merger

Bill Stephens, p. 12

  • Big new merger, same old problem

Brian Solomon, p. 46

  • Heritage and rail travel on Cape Cod, Mass.

Preservation, p. 48

  • Temple Lumber Co. No. 20 moves to a new home