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Railfans taking train photos at the Japan Railways Group (JR) Tokyo train center

A railfan is a person who likes railways and trains. Railfans like to take pictures of trains. They also like to watch trains. Some railfans make models of railways. These are called model railways.

Some railfans like to study the history of railways. Some railfans collect things having to do with trains. Railfans may carry a radio scanner when they are watching trains, so they can listen to the railway workers talk. Some railfans work for a railway, or have family members who worked for a railway. Most railfans like to ride trains.

There are many magazines for people who like trains. Railfans enjoy reading books and magazines about trains.

Images for kids

  • Railfan photographers

    Railfan photographers in Belgium, at the farewell of the NMBS/SNCB Class 51 locomotive

  • Trainspotting

    Railfan photographing a Caltrain service in the United States

  • Loxxzoo

    A model railway of Berlin's Bahnhof Zoo at the LOXX Berlin model railway

  • TGM23V48 cabin

    A railfan taking photos in a driving cab of a diesel locomotive during an excursion tour

  • 1844 LIRR schedule

    A July 1844 timetable for the Long Island Rail Road

  • Railfans on 1939 camera excursion

    Railfans on a 1939 camera excursion train in Ohio, USA

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