PORTAGE, Wis. -- There's a growing online community of "railfans," or as they're sometimes called, "train-spotters," using the power of the internet to share their experiences together. One person is ...

Model train displays on display at SEPTA's gift shop. (Emma Lee/WHYY) Philadelphia has dozens of different government agencies. There’s the Police Department, Parks and Rec, Fire Department, Water ...

Support trusted local news with a donation today. Give now for a chance to get your gift MATCHED. True confession (as if you didn’t know): I am a railfan. But don’t call me a “foamer!” People who love ...

Railfans will have to find a new place to sit on the new regional rail trains. SEPTA has decided to permanently rope off the first bench in every new Silverliner V train, that’s the seating that sits ...

When Dan Weatherby hears the distant wail of a train whistle, he hops in his car and drives toward the action. That usually means grabbing his 6-year-old son, Max, and traveling the short distance ...

On a balmy Sunday afternoon late last month, Richard Whitenight did what he often does on his days off: He went to a busy railroad junction in Fort Worth, Texas, to watch the trains roll by. But as he ...