APRIL 2024: Joseph Cermak follows Buffalo & Pittsburgh’s Petrolia Local, while Stephen Host takes us on a tour of the colorful Ontario Southland Railway. All this plus the latest photos and news stories from across the Northeast in the April issue of Railpace Newsmagazine!

Rob Free Appointed as 42nd President of MTA Long Island Rail Road

Rob Free Appointed as 42nd President of MTA Long Island Rail Road

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chair and CEO Janno Lieber appointed Rob Free as the 42nd President of the Long Island Rail Road. Free served as LIRR’s Acting President for the last six months. He began his career with the railroad as a station cleaner 31 years ago, rising through the ranks to become Chief Transportation Officer and Senior Vice President of Operations before becoming President.


Historic Livonia, Avon & Lakeville Equipment Donated to Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum

Historic Livonia, Avon & Lakeville Equipment Donated to Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum

A retired Alco switcher, snow plow, work car, and caboose were donated to the railroad museum in November 2023.


Ontario Southland Railway – A Short Line at the Crossroads

Ontario Southland Railway – A Short Line at the Crossroads

Ontario Southland Railway is a Canadian short line railway famous for a locomotive roster worthy of any museum.


Buffalo & Pittsburgh’s Petrolia Local

Buffalo & Pittsburgh’s Petrolia Local

Buffalo & Pittsburgh’s Petrolia Local operates out of Butler, Pa., to serve two oil refineries in the Petrolia area.


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