Train Watching

Follow along with Trains editors and staff as we watch beautiful trains around the world in operation.
Rebuilding the S-Line | Amtrak in North Carolina and Virginia

Rebuilding the S-Line | Amtrak in North Carolina and Virginia

Rebuilding the S-Line | As detailed in the November 2024 issue of Trains magazine, the...

The Cass Scenic Railroad | Cass, W.Va.

The Cass Scenic Railroad | Cass, W.Va.

The Cass Scenic Railroad is logging locomotive central for the East Coast, rostering all three...

Railroading Heritage of Midwest America | Silvis, Ill.

Railroading Heritage of Midwest America | Silvis, Ill.

Headquartered in the former Rock Island Railroad steam locomotive backshops in Silvis, Ill., Railroading Heritage...

UP Big Boy No. 4014 | Westbound Tour – Cheyenne to Salt Lake City

UP Big Boy No. 4014 | Westbound Tour – Cheyenne to Salt Lake City

On June 30, 2024, Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 steam locomotive departed Cheyenne, Wyo....

Great Railfan Roads | U.S. Highway 2 along the BNSF Northern Transcon

Great Railfan Roads | U.S. Highway 2 along the BNSF Northern Transcon

The BNSF Northern Transcon is a major railroad artery that funnels traffic from the Pacific...

Train Sim World 4 | Upgrade from Sony PS4 to PS5

Train Sim World 4 | Upgrade from Sony PS4 to PS5

Our Trains.com resident simulator software guru Bryson Sleppy shares the process for transferring Train Sim...

Reading & Northern 2102 | Iron Horse Rambles 2024

Reading & Northern 2102 | Iron Horse Rambles 2024

On June 22nd, 2024, steam power -- in the form of Reading Blue Mountain &...

Nevada Northern Railway | Be the Engineer insights

Nevada Northern Railway | Be the Engineer insights

Wouldn't it be nice to be able to run a steam locomotive?  Well, you can! ...

CPKC Final Spike Steam Tour | Canadian Pacific No. 2816 on KCS

CPKC Final Spike Steam Tour | Canadian Pacific No. 2816 on KCS

After a spirited run from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to Kansas City, Missouri, U.S., Canadian Pacific...

Great Railfan Roads | U.S. Highway 460 in Virginia

Great Railfan Roads | U.S. Highway 460 in Virginia

U.S. Highway 460 is one of the great railfan roads, paralleling the former Norfolk &...

CPKC Final Spike Steam Tour | Upper Midwest Chase

CPKC Final Spike Steam Tour | Upper Midwest Chase

The chase is on! Canadian Pacific 4-6-4 No. 2816 is on an epic journey from...

Amtrak Superliner Cars

Amtrak Superliner Cars

The recent shortage of Amtrak long-distance sleeper cars has hoisted the venerable, but rapidly aging,...

CPKC Final Spike Steam Tour | Canada into U.S.

CPKC Final Spike Steam Tour | Canada into U.S.

Welcome to Canada! It's April 26th, 2024, and Canadian Pacific 4-6-4 No. 2816 is on...

Great Railfan Roads | U.S. Route 30 in Nebraska

Great Railfan Roads | U.S. Route 30 in Nebraska

The Union Pacific main through Nebraska is one of the best train-watching spots in America,...

When Ringling Bros. rode the rails

When Ringling Bros. rode the rails

For 146 years, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Train criss-crossed the nation...

Durango & Silverton | Coal-fired steam finale

Durango & Silverton | Coal-fired steam finale

The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad has faced numerous challenges in the last few...

CT rail passenger service along the Hartford Line

CT rail passenger service along the Hartford Line

Travel with Trains.com to the Hartford Line, a busy stretch of commuter railroad operating passenger...

Vermont Rail System winter operations

Vermont Rail System winter operations

In celebration of Green Mountain Railroad's 60th Anniversary, Trains.com visited the snow-covered mountains of Vermont...

Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor

Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor

Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor, stretching between Washington, D.C. and Boston, Mass., is one of the heaviest...

Charlotte Light Rail

Charlotte Light Rail

Light rail commuter service has arrived in the state of North Carolina. The Charlotte Area...