Trains June 2026

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Don't miss the June 2026 issue of Trains magazine! On the trail of Tehachapi train thievesOn Tehachapi Pass in California, a photographer stumbles onto organized gangs breaking int o containers on slow-moving trains and making off with the cargo. It’s a close-up example of the national, multi-billion dollar problem of freight theft. CPKC’s Heavener Subdivision struggles Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s operational challenges in former Kansas City Southern territory didn’t end once the railroad had recovered from a troubled computer system cutover. Changes — and growth — in New EnglandCSX’s acquisition of regional Pan Am Railways has changed railroading in New England: Norfolk Southern has a double-stack route into the region for the first time, and Pan Am Southern is in growth mode after Genesee & Wyoming’s Berkshire & Eastern took over operation of Pan Am Southern. Plus: Commentary from Editor Bill Stephens, a look at technology with Brian Solomon, the latest railroad news and analysis, preservation coverage, and more. Show more