Picture of Branchline - Canada's Rail News magazineCANADA'S RAIL NEWS MAGAZINE

Please Note as of March 2025, the collection of (Canadian)  taxes on purchases has been removed, this resulted in lower annual subscription fees for Canadian members.

Besides the latest Canadian rail news, Branchline includes interesting articles on historic and current topics about the railways of Canada. In addition, there are updates to locomotive and equipment changes for Class 1 and shortline railways as well as industrial operations across Canada. Each issue includes many colour and black and white photographs.

Six (6) issues per year.

Purchase or renew a Canadian, USA or International Subscription and enjoy the news and stories in Branchline. The subscription rates are as indicated below.


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 Applicable taxes removed March 2025.

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Branchline Links

For other information about Branchline, please check the links below.

Branchline Index

Branchline Backissues

Branchline PDF Files