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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.

Once upon a railroad magazine • Al Kalmbach knew it. David P. Morgan knew it. Everyone who has worked or works for this magazine now knows it. You know it, too. Railroading is an intriguing, beguiling business that deserves its own journal of study, praise, criticism, and appreciation.

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Coal’s light continues to dim • Recent regulations seem to ensure a dark future for black diamonds

Central Maine & Quebec to expand south • Coastal Maine excursions to end; railroad spreads message of safety

Railroads move forward through uncertainty • Avoiding past mistakes, the industry maintains its ‘railroad renaissance’

Railroaders and enthusiasts look to Cuba • Tourism is already the ‘heart’ of Cuba’s economy, which could grow even more

Vertex to partner with Chinese firm • Joint venture to build freight cars in North Carolina

Where railroads stand today • On the surface, the rails look great. Beneath the hood, however, they’re stalling out

20 cylinders and passenger trains • Bringing back the big motor to push and pull people

Tomorrow’s railroad salutes yesterday • Modest heritage decal program will dress up 10 or more CSX units

Soft economy means stored units • UP sidelines more than 100 units in Grand Junction, Colo.

Back to the future • A look at what railroading might have been, from the pages of Trains in the 1940s to the 1970s

Nordco offers street-legal track equipment • First-of-its-kind machinery could change track maintenance practices, schedules

Hydrogen to power German regional trains • Alstom looks to mimic EMU performance without wires

‘Hoosier State’ gets makeover • Service on Chicago-Indianapolis train differs sharply from what Amtrak provides elsewhere

Amtrak creates pricey ‘Legacy’ in Chicago • For a fee, coach passengers can escape Union Station crowds

Amtrak revises Guest Rewards • Changes will take place beginning in January 2016

It’s not what once was, it’s what’s there now

Milwaukee to Chicago passenger service • A look at passenger routes between the Cream City and the Windy City at Trains magazine’s 1940 founding

BRIDGING THE YEARS 1940-2015 AND BEYOND • The past, present, and future of railroading, and the magazine of railroading

TRAINS TIMELINE: 1940-2015

75 PEOPLE YOU SHOULD KNOW • Railroaders, executives, photographers, and railfans that made railroading and TRAINS what they are today

‘WE SOLICIT YOUR ATTENTION’ • From 1958 to 1978, David P. Morgan’s subscription appeals earned a following among readers

PAPER TRAIL • TRAINS Magazine doesn’t just write about trains. It gets its paper by train, too

WILL THERE BE ENOUGH BOXCARS IN THE FUTURE?

LACKAWANNA SURVIVOR THIS OLD GIRL NEEDS A HOME

75 PLACES YOU MUST SEE • Compare our railroad bucket list to yours

75 YEARS OF RIDING TRAINS • From cityscapes to countryside, my train rides have all been gratifying

PRESERVATION

No. 765 roams the northeast • Nickel Plate Road Berkshire wows the crowds

Everett joins the steam ranks • ‘Cuban’ Mogul will pull tourists in Pennsylvania

Railroads ‘come to life’ in Colorado • For our 75th anniversary, readers join Trains staff on tours of the Centennial State’s railroad attractions

Multimedia shows moving • Winterail, Summerail to see new venues, cities in 2016

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