Extra Board
Welcome to Railpace’s Extra Board! Here you will find previews from features published in our magazine monthly.
May 20, 2021
Waldwick Tower Model Board Restoration
Long thought stolen, the original model board was restored and placed back in its original position inside the former Erie Railroad signal tower in Waldwick, N.J.
April 15, 2021
A Look at the New Acela II
Amtrak celebrates a half century of service to America with the forthcoming introduction of its new Acela II trainsets constructed by Alstom in Hornell, N.Y.
April 15, 2021
East Broad Top Revives Winter Spectacular
East Broad Top Railroad and Rockhill Trolley Museum teamed up on February 20, 2021, to bring back to life the legendary Winter Spectacular.
April 15, 2021
Winter on the Youngstown & Southeastern Railroad
The winter of 2021 was surprisingly busy for the Youngstown & Southeastern, with demolition debris adding much-needed traffic to this Ohio short line.
March 26, 2021
The Bridges of Hudson County
Hudson County in New Jersey is surrounded by rivers, requiring a network of bridges and tunnels to support rail and highway commerce and travel. Named for Henry Hudson, a sea captain who explored the area in 1609, the county is part of New Jersey’s Gateway Region in the New York metropolitan area.
February 16, 2021
Rent-A-Railroad for a Day! Middletown & Hummelstown Charter
The author arranged his first-ever photo charter for a private group of friends on the Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad totally on a whim, in an effort to capture the line’s unique segment of street-running track in operation.
February 16, 2021
Moynihan Train Hall Debuts in Manhattan
The long-awaited $1.6 Billion Daniel Patrick Moynihan Train Hall at Amtrak’s New York Pennsylvania Station opened to the public on January 1, 2021.
February 16, 2021
The Long Life and Slow Death of Cokemaking in Erie, Pennsylvania
A merchant producer of high-quality foundry coke sold to the automotive and steel industries, Erie Coke Corp. ceased operations on December 19, 2019, ending 186 years of coke production in the city of Erie, Pa.
January 20, 2021
Railfanning the Massachusetts Central Railroad
Massachusetts Central took over the contract to operate this former Boston & Albany branch from Conrail in 1979.
January 20, 2021
Notable Progress at the East Broad Top
After nearly eight previous seasons of suspended operations, the staff of the newly-formed organization has taken on the task of restoring everything, and seemingly all of the work is ongoing simultaneously.
