Extra Board
Welcome to Railpace’s Extra Board! Here you will find previews from features published in our magazine monthly.
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.
April 20, 2026
Railfanning the Reading’s East Penn Branch, Part 2: Blandon to Alburtis
The former Reading Company East Penn Branch connects Reading with Allentown, Pennsylvania, and is today’s busy Norfolk Southern Reading Line.
March 23, 2026
The Windsor and Sarnia Rail Tunnels
More than a million rail cars a year traverse the Detroit-Windsor and Port Huron-Sarnia rail tunnels, economic lifelines to both countries.
March 23, 2026
My Favorite Spot: The Reading’s East Penn Branch
Dale W. Woodland’s Favorite Spot is Reading Company’s East Penn Branch: Wyomissing, Belt Line Junction, West Laurel, Tuckerton, and Blandon.
March 23, 2026
Winter Storm Fern
Winter Storm FERN caused major delays in the Mid-Atlantic region during late January, affecting Amtrak, VRE, WMATA, and CSX.
February 26, 2026
Central New England Farewell Run
Railfans from as far away as Florida flocked trackside to record a bittersweet day, the last run of the Central New England Railroad
