In recent years, Trains magazine has assigned a theme for our photo contest. This time we let the field wide open, asking you to send us no more than five of the photos that you thought were your best work. We received a huge response, but the winning...

Special post from Tom Danneman, Trains Art Director On May 9, 2010, Montana Rail Link's Gas Local rolls along the Flathead River east of Perma, Montana. Tom Danneman photo I'm lucky enough to be heading out to Big Sky Country...

The problem: the tree has come to rest on the train. The solution: Mr. Chainsaw to the rescue! Jim Wrinn photo First off, I swear to you: I did not see the tree coming. I wish I could say that I did, because I've always prided myself as having...

Dear reader, You're no doubt by now familiar with "Smilin' Bob," the television spokesman for the drug Enzyte. But you're probably not familiar with his cousin, "Nevada Bob." Rather than me making the introduction, I'll...

Editing stories requires more than just having a strong command of grammar and spelling; more than anything, it requires a person to become sort of a minute-expert in whatever subject the story is about. Sometimes learning enough to edit a story is fairly...

See if this hits you the same way it hit me: A southeastern shortline railroad whose reporting marks are HOG is going to start running doublestack containers in June between Cordele and the port at Savannah, Ga. The operation will take trains over three...