Firecrown Trains Magazine July 2025

If you love trains - the power of thundering modern diesels, the glory of historic railroads and vintage steam engines, and the drama of real-life stories of life on the rails - then Trains magazine is for you! Tips, projects, and photographs designed to help readers improve layouts and keep in touch with the hobby.

FEATURES:

• Chicago: Last shift at 16th Street Tower
• How to almost kill a shortline - Texas' Blacklands Railroad's public/private partnership won accolades - then it all went wrong
• Funicular facelift at Pennsylvania's Horseshoe Curve park
• Swiss meter-gauge marvel is more than passenger trains
• Fight over freight train delays could hit Amtrak's wallet