February 2019 issue preview

Welcome to the February 2019 issue of Trains. Learn about the place where the first transcontinental railroad was finished … and it’s not Promontory! Take in the second in our series of five articles about the other American transcons with the Southern Pacific. Discover how a 19th-century bridge was replaced seamlessly with a 21st-century masterpiece. Find out if you know all about spikes. Peek inside Chicago’s Van Buren Street Station. Also see our hot news, Gallery, Q&As, and more.