Extra Board
Welcome to Railpace’s Extra Board! Here you will find previews from features published in our magazine monthly.
June 15, 2021
Amtrak’s Susquehanna River Crossing
Amtrak’s Susquehanna River crossing between Perryville and Havre de Grace hosts exciting passenger and steady freight traffic.
June 15, 2021
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Begins Major Expansion
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum celebrated celebrated the start of construction for a new 21,000-square-foot welcome and educational center at its East Campus in Washington, Pa., on May 6, 2021
June 15, 2021
Allegheny Valley Railroad Saturday Morning Sand Extra
With increased sand traffic to Logan’s Ferry during the summer of 2020, Allegheny Valley Railroad began operating extra trains on the Valley Line, most often running on Saturday mornings out of Glenwood, Pa.
May 20, 2021
Four Hours in Butler, Pennsylvania
Located just 45 miles north of Pittsburgh, Butler hosts busy railroad action from Buffalo & Pittsburgh and Canadian National’s Bessemer & Lake Erie.
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.
