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Trains

Mar 01 2025
Magazine

TRAINS IS THE #1 MAGAZINE AMONG RAILROAD ENTHUSIASTS! EACH ISSUE IS PACKED WITH PROBING FEATURES, RAILROAD NEWS, EXPERT COMMENTARY, CUTTING-EDGE INDUSTRY REPORTS, DETAILED MAPS AND SPECTACULAR PHOTOGRAPHY COVERING RAILROADING’S INFLUENTIAL HISTORY AND EXCITING FUTURE.

Trains

From the Editor

VIA equipment request calls for new domes • Company seeks nine car types in plans for single-level long-distance fleet

Trains.com forums return in updated form • Modern, cloud-based technology improves on outdated platform

G&W short line to take over local service from Union Pacific in Eugene, Ore., area • Central Oregon & Pacific deal will allow faster, more flexible service, railroads say

Senate approves four new members for Amtrak board

VIA Rail Canada gives dome cars a future • New long-distance fleet includes domes, which would be the first built since 1958

Why 2025? • Navigating sloppy history, willful ignorance, and corporate malarkey

GHOSTS IN ONEONTA • Once the railroad’s thriving maintenance gem

SHORT, SLOW, AND SPECTACULAR • Vigezzina-Centovalli Railway is a ‘hidden gem’ among Swiss rail trips — but perhaps not for long

IF YOU GO

NEW TRAINS COMING

Maine to Miami using 55 trains • Four days, 19 separate operators, and 12 different locomotive models

Q&A

Railroading in the EXTREME • Exploring the Skagway, Alaska, area on a job photographing White Pass & Yukon locomotives

CALIFORNIA 99 • The Central Valley has trains — lots of ‘em

How to plan a heritage rail visit • Do your research and avoid disappointment

Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation purchases short line • Additional excursions, volunteer opportunities anticipated

In the April issue

GALLERY

Formats

  • OverDrive Magazine

Languages

  • English