Train Watching

Follow along with Trains editors and staff as we watch beautiful trains around the world in operation.
Train Sim World 5 | Product Overview

Train Sim World 5 | Product Overview

Train Sim World 5 is now available on a wide variety of platforms, including on...

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...

Train Sim World 4 | Product Overview

Train Sim World 4 | Product Overview

Trains.com talent Bryson Sleppy delves into the immersive world of Train Sim World 4, released...

Train Sim World 3 | Product Overview

Train Sim World 3 | Product Overview

Welcome back to another product overview of the captivating Train Sim World 3 on Trains.com....

Transport Fever 2 | Product Overview

Transport Fever 2 | Product Overview

In this all-new, Trains.com product overview of Transport Fever 2, host Bryson Sleppy walks you...

Train Life: A Railway Simulator | Product Overview

Train Life: A Railway Simulator | Product Overview

Host Bryson Sleppy takes train watching in a different direction, as he examines the world...

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...

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...