Train Watching

Follow along with Trains editors and staff as we watch beautiful trains around the world in operation.
Steam restoration continues on Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 4-8-4 No. 576

Steam restoration continues on Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 4-8-4 No. 576

  Join Trains for a look at the restoration work being done on former Nashville,...

Colorado’s Broadmoor, Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Railway is back

Colorado’s Broadmoor, Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Railway is back

A $100 million rebuild from the track to the trains has the iconic railroad to...

Monticello Railway Museum visit

Monticello Railway Museum visit

  Join Trains for a 2021 visit to Illinois’ Monticello Railway Museum located in the...

Colorado Railroad Museum: Three in Steam

Colorado Railroad Museum: Three in Steam

The Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden in May operated all three of its restored steam...

Duplainville, Wis.: Milwaukee’s hot spot

Duplainville, Wis.: Milwaukee’s hot spot

Located just 20 miles west of Milwaukee in an easy to reach location, Duplainville offers...

Rio Grande Caboose on the Georgetown Loop

Rio Grande Caboose on the Georgetown Loop

One of Colorado's spectacular tourist railroads, the Georgetown Loop, has added a special passenger car...

Maine’s Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington two-foot gauge

Maine’s Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington two-foot gauge

Trains run in the snow and winter

Soo Line 1003

Soo Line 1003

The 2-8-2 puts on a rare appearance on Wisconsin & Southern in November 2020

Ohio’s Ashland Railway

Ohio’s Ashland Railway

A short line between Mansfield and Fostoria, Ohio, keeps a former Baltimore & Ohio line...

Age of Steam Roundhouse

Age of Steam Roundhouse

The biggest roundhouse built in the U.S. since the 1950s holds a treasure trove of...

East Broad Top Restoration Update

East Broad Top Restoration Update

Update on revival efforts for the railroad that had been closed for a decade

Western Maryland 1309 update

Western Maryland 1309 update

Shop update on restoration of Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 plus restored coach and plans for...

Cass Scenic Railroad steam logging locomotive quintuple-header (that’s 5 at once!)

Cass Scenic Railroad steam logging locomotive quintuple-header (that’s 5 at once!)

  Join Trains Editor Jim Wrinn in Cass, West Virginia, in June 2020 for the...

Rio Grande Southern steam locomotive returned to service in Colorado

Rio Grande Southern steam locomotive returned to service in Colorado

  Follow along with Trains Editor Jim Wrinn as he gets a close look at...

Manitou & Pike’s Peak Cog Railway re-construction work

Manitou & Pike’s Peak Cog Railway re-construction work

  Trains' Editor Jim Wrinn visited the Manitou & Pike's Peak Cog Railway in August...

Siemens Charger locomotives on Midwest trains

Siemens Charger locomotives on Midwest trains

  Chargers are among the newest and most popular passenger locomotives in North America today....

Narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Western caboose restored to operation

Narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Western caboose restored to operation

  Colorado’s magnificent Georgetown Loop Railroad rebuilt a unique caboose in 2020. One of a...

U.S. Sugar Corp. 4-6-2 steams again in Florida

U.S. Sugar Corp. 4-6-2 steams again in Florida

  Florida has standard gauge steam once more. U.S. Sugar has restored 4-6-2 No. 148...

U.S. Sugar Corp. 4-6-2 steams again in Florida

U.S. Sugar Corp. 4-6-2 steams again in Florida

  Florida has standard gauge steam once more. U.S. Sugar has restored 4-6-2 No. 148...

Heisler geared steam locomotives in operation today (2020)

Heisler geared steam locomotives in operation today (2020)

  One of the big three of geared steam power, the Heisler was a favorite...