FEBRUARY 2026: This month Gregory Dziombia explores the brief era of big SD60 operation on the Buffalo & Pittsburgh, while the staff reviews coal country Christmas trips on the East Broad Top and Everett Railroads. Wheeling & Lake Erie debuts a colorful tribute for America’s 250th, and Jeff Kovacs remembers the tragic 1951 wreck of The Broker. All this and more in the February issue of Railpace Newsmagazine!
2026 Regular Season Main Line Excursions to Jim Thorpe
Immediately upon the conclusion of another record-breaking year of ridership in 2025, the Reading & Northern Passenger Department has already begun its 2026 schedule of all-day rail excursions to historic Jim Thorpe from Reading Outer Station and Wilkes Barre/Scranton Regional Railroad Station at Pittston. For the first time, excursion trains operated in January and will continue to do so throughout February and March.
Delaware–Lackawanna Debuts Restored Delaware & Hudson 4068
Genesee Valley Transportation’s Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad restored Alco RS-3 4068 into Delaware & Hudson blue-and-gray “lightning stripe” paint scheme.
My Favorite Spot: Croton-Harmon Station
Located just a half-hour from New York City, Croton-Harmon is home to Metro-North and Amtrak passenger trains, with some CSX freight action.
Whippany Railway Museum Celebrates 60th Anniversary of the Morris County Central Railroad
Whippany Railway Museum celebrates 60th anniversary of the Morris County Central Railroad, one of the first tourist railroads in New Jersey.
Explore the world of White River Productions
