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.

Jim Boyd, editor of Railfan & Railroad magazine from the magazine’s launch in 1974 until 1998, died last week at age 69. Boyd continued as editor emeritus of the magazine, and also was author of the ...

Rain or shine, in the heat or the extreme cold, a Claremore man is always outside waiting for the next train. Tim Holliday’s Facebook page says he's a "railfan extraordinaire." "I've always loved ...

Train enthusiasts, sometimes referred to as “railfans,” are known to be passionate about the history of the railroads, and ...

Two of the U.S.'s largest railroad companies, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, say they plan to merge, which would create the country's first coast-to-coast freight railroad. Two of the largest ...

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 ...

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 ...