October 2026: Chris Healy takes us trackside exploring great photo locations along Metro-North Railroad’s Upper Harlem Line. Kevin EuDaly brings us the scoop on more than 30 diesel locomotives decorated for America’s semiquincentennial that gathered at the North Carolina Transportation Museum’s Spencer Shops. And, Bill Monaghan gets us close to the action as a trolley operated in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, for the first time since 1938 during the Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Association Steam Show. All this and more in the October 2026 issue of Railpace Newsmagazine!
Start of Tunnel Boring for Hudson Tunnel Project:
The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) celebrated on September 28th the start of tunnel boring for the Hudson Tunnel Project. In the coming days, final testing will be completed and the first tunnel boring machine that will be used to build the new train tunnel under the Hudson River will begin digging. A second machine will launch soon after.
My Favorite Spot: Metro-North’s Upper Harlem Line
Chris Healy takes us along Metro-North Railroad’s single-track Upper Harlem Line with stations, rolling hills, and river crossings.
America 250 Locomotive Celebration at Spencer
Once-in-a-generation gathering of specially painted locomotives at the North Carolina Transportation Museum celebrating America’s 250th.
Big Boy – Take 2: UP 4014 Heads Home
UP Big Boy 4014 heads home, departing Steamtown National Historic Site in Pennsylvania, following a two-week visit and scheduled maintenance.
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