Extra Board
Welcome to Railpace’s Extra Board! Here you will find previews from features published in our magazine monthly.
July 21, 2026
Big Boy 4014 Eastern Tour
Union Pacific Big Boy 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive 4014 made its much-anticipated visit to the East Coast as part of its Coast-to-Coast tour.
July 21, 2026
Big Boy Reunion
Big Boys 4014 and 4012, two of the largest steam locomotives ever built, together side-by-side for the first time since the 1950s.
July 21, 2026
Susquehanna Office Car Specials
New York, Susquehanna & Western operated two Office Car Specials from Binghamton over the Southern Tier Line during June.
June 23, 2026
Urban Railfanning: New Brunswick, New Jersey
Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor pierces the heart of New Brunswick, New Jersey, on an elevated, four-track right-of-way.
June 23, 2026
Just for the fun of it–Railroad Explorer VI
Railroad Historians of the Lehigh Valley and Lehigh Valley Chapter, NRHS sponsored Railroad Explorer VI on Saturday, April 18, 2026.
June 23, 2026
All in the (Norfolk Southern) Family
April 1, 2026, marked the creation of Conrail, comprised of six bankrupt railroad companies folded into one.
June 23, 2026
Rail Improvement Projects In Northern Virginia and the District of Columbia
A multi-billion dollar series of projects across the District of Columbia and northern Virginia have moved into active construction.
May 18, 2026
Railfanning the Reading’s East Penn Branch, Part 3: Macungie to Allentown
Take A Ride on the Reading: In Part 3 we follow the East Penn Branch line east from Macungie to Allentown, Pennsylvania.
May 18, 2026
DC Streetcar Farewell
We bid farewell to D.C. Streetcar, the hapless short streetcar line in our nation’s capital. Join us trackside on the final day of operation.
April 20, 2026
Trackside in Hudson, New York
This month we make a visit to Hudson, New York, located on the eastern shore of the Hudson River, on Amtrak’s Hudson Main.
