August 2026: Join the chase as Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 makes the first leg of its Eastern tour through Ohio, New York, and northeastern Pennsylvania. Then pause with us in Scranton as tens of thousands of visitors see the 4014 reunited with Steamtown’s own 4012. New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad decorated SD40-2 3634 for a two-day Office Car Special on the Southern Tier Line, and railfans reveled with photos of the train along the Delaware River and on Starrucca Viaduct. All this and more in the August 2026 issue of Railpace Newsmagazine!
Purple Line Vehicle Testing Across Montgomery County:
The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration began live-wire testing of Purple Line light rail vehicles (LRVs) between the Lyttonsville Operations and Maintenance Facility and the Purple Line Bethesda Station in Montgomery County this week. The latest testing represents the first time the LRVs have undergone live wire testing in Montgomery County. Construction of MTA’s Purple Line project is 90% complete, with all rail tracks installed as of early May. This phase of testing marks a significant step forward for the project, expanding light rail vehicle presence to the westernmost segment of the 16-mile alignment.
Big Boy 4014 Eastern Tour
Union Pacific Big Boy 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive 4014 made its much-anticipated visit to the East Coast as part of its Coast-to-Coast tour.
Big Boy Reunion
Big Boys 4014 and 4012, two of the largest steam locomotives ever built, together side-by-side for the first time since the 1950s.
Susquehanna Office Car Specials
New York, Susquehanna & Western operated two Office Car Specials from Binghamton over the Southern Tier Line during June.
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