Extra Board
Welcome to Railpace’s Extra Board! Here you will find previews from features published in our magazine monthly.
July 18, 2022
Return of the Iron Horse Rambles
Iron Horse Rambles returned to eastern Pennsylvania with the debut of 4-8-4 2102 rebuilt by the Reading & Northern Railroad.
June 17, 2022
Exploring the East Penn Railroad, Part 1: Chadds Ford Jct. to Nottingham
Exploring East Penn Railroad operations on the former Pennsylvania Railroad Octararo Branch between Chadds Ford Jct. and Nottingham.
April 20, 2022
Treefall Cripples NJ Transit’s Morris & Essex Line
A massive six-foot diameter tree fell during a storm on March 7, 2022, damaging infrastructure and interrupting service on NJ Transit’s busy Morris & Essex Line.
April 20, 2022
Western Maryland Scenic Operates First Charter with WMSR 2-6-6-2 No. 1309
After a long multi-year restoration process, Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 1309 hauled its first photo charter on Western Maryland Scenic Railway this past February.
April 14, 2022
CSX Honors First Responders
During the past few years, several Class-1s have decorated locomotives to honor the fire and EMS service first responders.
April 1, 2022
Railfanning the North Fork of Long Island, Part 2: Riverhead to Greenport
The eastern end of Long Island features rural scenery that includes small bridges, pine barrens, colorful buildings, and charming North Fork villages that form the backdrop for Long Island Rail Road and New York & Atlantic operations.
March 4, 2022
Farewell to New York’s R-32 Subway Cars
On January 9, 2022, a train of NYCTA R-32 subway cars made four round trips on the Brighton and Second Avenue Lines, closing the books on 58 years of revenue service.
March 1, 2022
Railfanning the North Fork of Long Island, Part 1: Ronkonkoma to Calverton
Overlooked by railfans, Long Island Rail Road’s Greenport Branch features freight and passenger trains on the scenic North Fork of Long Island.
February 4, 2022
Railfanning the NS Southern Tier Line Part 2: Hornell to Gang Mills
In the next installment of our series railfanning Norfolk Southern’s Southern Tier Line, we follow the line from Hornell to Gang Mills.
February 4, 2022
The Telford Swap
East Penn Railways and Pennsylvania Northeastern perform a rare short line-to-short line interchange at Telford, Pa., on the former Reading Railroad.
