For many years Hobbyshop Window was a popular department in the pages of Model Railroader magazine. We’re excited to bring it back as a recurring feature on Trains.com. Here’s a recap of some of the ...

New product lineup: Athearn, Rapido, Walthers, Kato, and Frenchman River announced new locomotives, rolling stock, and passenger cars for 2026–2027. Multiple scales covered: Releases span HO, N, and O ...

Amtrak is considering allowing people to store guns in lockboxes on most of its trains, which critics say would weaken security measures that instead should be strengthened in light of the shooting at ...

Amtrak says they will decorate more trains across the country in celebration of America's 250th anniversary Christopher Edwards is a writer on the Lifestyle team at PEOPLE. He has been working at ...

Train travel in America has always been something of a dare. The country laid 250,000 miles of track in the 19th century, effectively invented the long-distance passenger train, then spent most of the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Hundreds of passengers’ plans were derailed on Wednesday when a train crashed into a tanker truck on Colorado’s Western Slope, damaging the tracks — but not ...

An Amtrak train hit and flipped a trailer stalled on the tracks in Cary Wednesday afternoon, backing up traffic on Maynard Road ahead of the evening commute. The train, headed east from Charlotte ...

When my sister and I began planning a trip from Maine to California, we knew we wanted to make it one we'd never forget. At first, we thought about road-tripping across the country, but honestly, it ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Simi Youth Baseball is mourning the loss of one of its players, Reis Beck, a 13-year-old who was fatally struck by ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Amtrak unveiled its Freedom 250 Acela train Thursday morning. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy was aboard its inaugural ride from Washington Union Station to 30th Street ...

One of the greatest perks of train travel is the freedom it offers to get up, walk around, and enjoy the scenery while someone else does the driving. There’s no need to plan gas stops, pull over at ...