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 Cover of the August 2024 issue | |
| Editor | Carl A. Swanson |
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| Categories | Rail transport |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Total circulation (2018) | 80,001[1] |
| Founded | 1940 |
| Company | Firecrown Media |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Brookfield, Wisconsin |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 0041-0934 |
| OCLC | 51782761 |
Trains is a monthly magazine abouttrains andrailroads aimed atrailroad enthusiasts and railroad industry employees. The magazine primarily covers railroad happenings in the United States and Canada, but has some articles on railroading elsewhere.
It was founded asTrains in 1940 by publisherAl C. Kalmbach and editorial director Linn Westcott. From October 1951 to March 1954, the magazine was namedTrains and Travel.[2] Jim Wrinn, a former reporter and editor at theCharlotte Observer, served as editor from 2004 until his death in 2022.[3] Carl A. Swanson succeeded him.[4]
Trains was long among the 11 magazines published byKalmbach Media, based inWaukesha, Wisconsin. In May 2024, Kalmbach Media soldTrains, along with other railroad and astronomy-related publications to Firecrown Media.[5]