True confession (as if you didn’t know): I am a railfan. But don’t call me a “foamer!” People who love trains come in all shapes and sizes, but “foamer” is a term they universally hate. “Foamers” is ...

Michigan's first live train cameras have been installed in Battle Creek. Virtual Railfan held a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday at Community Action, and invited train enthusiasts to watch the trains go ...

Railfan was competing with Konami's Mahjong Fight Club for the prize of "PS3 launch title we'll buy only because it's a launch title." But then we found out something surprising! In addition to giving ...

It’s been a long time since the golden age of rail in North America. With the push to further develop airplanes during World ...

Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski / Dave Abeles of Lebanon, N.J., and his brother, Ben Abeles of Winterstown, Pa., (from left) talk trains with Josh Hollands of Bistow, Va., on The Station Inn front ...

Train lovers of all ages will gather at the Historic Decatur Union Depot on Saturday for the River City Rail Club’s annual Summer Railfan Hoot-enannie. The club has hosted the event since 2022. The ...

Railfans will have to find a new place to sit on the new regional rail trains. SEPTA has decided to permanently rope off the first bench in every new Silverliner V train, that’s the seating that sits ...

TACOMA, Wash. — There are probably more glamorous places to spend a summer day than a track side parking lot in Chehalis, but there's no place my teenage son, Cooper, would rather be right now.

Because you asked for it! Okay, well maybe you didn't. But that's not stopping Ongakukan from bringing out a follow up to its early PS3 train simulation, Railfan. Titled Railfan Taiwan Koutetsu, this ...