Learn more about the latest products to arrive at the Model Railroader offices for the week ending October 15th 2026.

Trains.com Courses™ offers step-by-step model railroad courses with David Popp, from benchwork to track. Launching Oct. 12.

Modeler Sy Diamond is a veteran builder who takes a great deal of pride and satisfaction from what he has accomplished during more than six decades of model railroading. His various layouts have ...

A recent probe into Amtrak's legal department found more than $100 million in mismanaged legal fees over a three-year span. While the investigation focused on Amtrak's in-house team, outside counsel ...

2026 NMRA National Convention, Layout Visits | Journey to Chattanooga, Tennessee, with Model Railroader Editor Eric White as he explores highlights from the 2026 National Model Railroad Association ...

WASHINGTON - Amtrak and Canadian National have reached a new host railroad operating agreement that settles a dispute dating to 2013. The railroads said today that the agreements "strengthen their ...

Amtrak is refurbishing its Superliner sleepers with new upholstery, improved cushions, modern lighting, carpeting and updated curtains. What has not changed is the basic room layout that passengers ...

After recently moving to the United States from India, I wondered how best to familiarize myself with the country. As a lover of trains, the answer was easy: traveling across the nation via Amtrak. So ...

Private train cars may seem like a relic of the past, but for some rail fans, nothing beats having — or renting — your own sleeper car. Credit... Supported by By Benton Graham Visuals by Jamie Kelter ...

UPDATE (Sept. 25, 10:02 a.m.): Two people who were killed when the car they were in was hit by an Amtrak train have been identified. UPDATE (5:05 p.m.): Two people are dead after an Amtrak train ...

As Amtrak seeks to move its Chicago maintenance from the South Loop to Bridgeport, outraged neighbors of the proposed new site near Rate Field vented their frustration at a community meeting with ...

CN and Amtrak have signed a new eight-year operating agreement that amicably ends a more than decade-long proceeding before the Surface Transportation Board concerning Amtrak's City of New Orleans, ...