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TRAINS, THE magazine of railroading, provides readers current, informative, and entertaining coverage of contemporary and historical topics.
Brookfield, WI
Joined March 2010
Charlotte-area voters back sales tax increase for transportation plan
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Voters in Mecklenburg County, N.C., on Tuesday (Nov. 4) approved a 1% sales-tax increase to fund a transportation plan, including a commuter rail line. The Charlotte Observer...
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Dauphin Rail Museum shelters VIA Rail passengers
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DAUPHIN, Manitoba, Canada — At 101 First Ave., N., stands the former Canadian Northern Railway station built in 1912. Often called “Manitoba’s most beautiful station,” the building is of the Château...
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U.S. weekly rail traffic again below 2024 levels
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WASHINGTON — U.S. rail traffic remained below 2024 levels for the week ending Nov. 1, 2025, the fourth straight week below previous-year figures. According to statistics from the Association of...
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LA’s Metrolink sets annual Holiday Express trains
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LOS ANGELES — Tickets are now on sale — and some are already sold out — for Metrolink’s annual Holiday Express trains, set to operate during three December weekends at sites in Los Angeles, Orange,...
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‘Cameron Christmas Train’ returns to Ohio, Indiana, Michigan
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For the second consecutive year, Indiana Northeastern Railroad, Little River Railroad, and the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society will play host to the Cameron Christmas Train, a three-day tour...
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Ticket sales begin for Winter Park Express; service starts Dec. 19
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DENVER — Amtrak’s Winter Park Express ski train will return for the 2025-26 season on Dec. 19, albeit with slightly fewer days than were offered when operations were expanded a year ago. The train...
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CPKC reaches 13 tentative agreements with unions in the U.S.
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CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific Kansas City today said it has reached 13 new tentative collective agreements with unions in the United States representing carmen, hostlers, laborers, clerks, and...
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Chicago transit agencies scrap planned fare increases in wake of funding bill
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CHICAGO — The Regional Transportation Authority is scrapping plans for fare increases by Metra, the Chicago Transit Authority, and bus operator Pace in the wake of passage of Illinois legislation...
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SEPTA faces new federal order on trolley safety
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WASHINGTON — Adding to the ongoing issues of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, the Federal Transit Administration has issued an emergency order requiring inspection of the...
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Norfolk Southern, Georgia Tech develop AI-powered wheel defect detector
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ATLANTA — When a broken wheel caused a derailment on Norfolk Southern — just a mile after NS received the train through interchange — it prompted the railroad to begin tinkering with new ways to...
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BNSF adds two railroads to its Shortline Select program
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FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway has added two new railroads — Northern Lines Railway and Columbia Basin Railroad — to its Shortline Select program. Shortline Select is designed to improve intercha...
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No injuries reported in Union Pacific derailment in Kansas
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HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Approximately two dozen cars of a Union Pacific freight train derailed early Monday (Nov. 3) in Hutchinson, sending auto racks down an embankment and closing one lane of a state...
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NTSB final report addresses July 2024 incident at NS Lambert’s Point Yard
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WASHINGTON — A conductor’s attempt to apply a hand brake while standing in the track gauge, while using a retracted brake stick, was the probable cause of an accident that led to serious injuries to...
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Alabama & Gulf Coast donates boxcar for Operation Toy Train program
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KENVIL, N.J. — The non-profit organization behind the annual Operation Toy Train project has announced the donation of a boxcar to support Toys for Tots collections in New Jersey, as well as the...
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