Trains Magazine

Brian talks with photographer and Trains' columnist Chris Guss about aerial railroad photography. Learn about the equipment and techniques that will make your photos take off!

See the Trains Magazine staff give its take on the week's news. This week, Associate Editor Brian Schmidt and Digital Editor Steve Sweeney discuss Big Boy No. 4014, Norfolk & Western No. 611, Amtrak looking at Duluth, and much more!

Trains editors discuss all the rail news that is fit to publish. This week, Associate Editor Brian Schmidt and Digital Editor Steve Sweeney talk about California high speed rail, the death of former Amtrak President Joe Boardman, and a steam locomotive visit to Ohio.

Brian talks to rail industry professional Dan Bigda about freight cars. Learn about the fate of the plan 50-foot boxcar, the life cycle of a freight car, how car repairs are tracked, and much more!

Trains editors discuss all the news that is fit to publish for the week of March 1, 2019. This week, Editor Jim Wrinn and Digital Editor Steve Sweeney talk about the Coast Starlight stuck in Oregon, Union Pacific receives go-ahead to run steam locomotives up to 11,000 miles in 2019 from the FRA and more. Only from Trains!

Each week, Trains editors discuss all the news that is fit to publish. This week, Associate Editor Brian Schmidt and Digital Editor Steve Sweeney talk about the California High Speed Rail dilemma, bad weather cutting rail capacity, a locomotive purchase for Metra, and more.

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Brian sits down with Trains' Digital Editor Steve Sweeney to discuss the late, lamented Erie Railroad, a favorite of both.

Trains editors talk about all the rail news that is fit to publish for the week of Feb. 15, 2019. This week Editor Jim Wrinn and Digital Editor Steve Sweeney discuss CSX Transportation line sales, a photo charter with Skookum, Union Pacific Big Boy, and more!

Each week, Trains editors discuss all the news that is fit to publish. This week, Trains editors talk about the Big Boy steam locomotive's hydrostatic test; a Canadian Pacific runaway train in British Columbia, Amazon becoming a common carrier, and more! Only from Trains!

Trains' own staffers join Brian in the studio this week to talk about their own interests in railroading: Production Editor Angela Pusztai-Pasternak and Associate Editor Brian Schmidt finish their conversation in the second of two parts.