Classic Trains Magazine Summer 2025

Featured In this Issue
British railroading after 1945A system worn out by World War II has seen radical change
Spark of the Stockton & DarlingtonA look at the pioneering British steam railroad that inspired American railroad builders in the 1820s
The End of the BeginningA color portfolio of British steam’s last years
Exploring with ‘Caritas’The ‘swaggering exploits’ of a notable private car
What’s in a Photo?VIA Rail Canada 1954 dining car kitchen in the Chaleur
The Northwest’s OwnLooking back on a memorable 1969 railfan safari to the Pacific Northwest
Passenger Perspective: Railroad Bus Service to New York CityThere are no tracks at this railroad passenger station
- Welcome – The cradle of railroading
- Head End – A potpourri of railroad history, then and now
- Fast Mail – Letters from our readers
- Mileposts – Commentary by Kevin P. Keefe
- True Color – Rush hour at SPUD
- The Way It Was –Tales from railfans and railroaders
- Classics Today – British heritage railways
- Looking Back – Boys’ first fixation
Lombard Hobbies - Your Valued Shop for almost 50 Years!
Classic Trains Magazine Summer 2025

Featured In this Issue
British railroading after 1945A system worn out by World War II has seen radical change
Spark of the Stockton & DarlingtonA look at the pioneering British steam railroad that inspired American railroad builders in the 1820s
The End of the BeginningA color portfolio of British steam’s last years
Exploring with ‘Caritas’The ‘swaggering exploits’ of a notable private car
What’s in a Photo?VIA Rail Canada 1954 dining car kitchen in the Chaleur
The Northwest’s OwnLooking back on a memorable 1969 railfan safari to the Pacific Northwest
Passenger Perspective: Railroad Bus Service to New York CityThere are no tracks at this railroad passenger station
- Welcome – The cradle of railroading
- Head End – A potpourri of railroad history, then and now
- Fast Mail – Letters from our readers
- Mileposts – Commentary by Kevin P. Keefe
- True Color – Rush hour at SPUD
- The Way It Was –Tales from railfans and railroaders
- Classics Today – British heritage railways
- Looking Back – Boys’ first fixation
Lombard Hobbies - Your Valued Shop for almost 50 Years!






