Extra Board

Welcome to Trains & Railroad of the Past’s Extra Board! We explore a different perspective of classic late era railroading every month. Extra Board welcomes your submissions. We’re looking for about 1500 words accompanied by two or three photos. Each photo should be no smaller than 14 inches (or 1024 pixels) across at 72 dpi (no verticals, please). Brief caption information must accompany each photo. Please send your inquiries to the Webmaster for consideration.

A Day Trip to Pittsburgh: 1958

July 14, 2023

A Day Trip to Pittsburgh: 1958

A day trip to Pittsburgh in 1958, riding Pennsylvania Railroad’s commuter train from Beaver Falls.

WISCONSIN: The Clock Was Ticking!

July 14, 2023

WISCONSIN: The Clock Was Ticking!

A railfan trip to Wisconsin in 1992 to witness the final days of Green Bay & Western and Fox River Valley Railroad before they were swallowed up by Wisconsin Central.

Anthracite Country: Hazleton West

March 2, 2023

Anthracite Country: Hazleton West

In this issue we will follow the line from Hazleton to Mount Carmel where the Lehigh Valley interchanged with the Pennsylvania Railroad.

Exploring Wichita Falls, Texas: 1962-1963

March 2, 2023

Exploring Wichita Falls, Texas: 1962-1963

A New Jersey native explores the colorful railroads around Wichita Falls, Texas, while attending Air Force Transportation Officer School at nearby Sheppard Air Force Base.

Erie Lackawanna in Rutherford: Remarkable People

March 2, 2023

Erie Lackawanna in Rutherford: Remarkable People

Witness big-time Erie Lacakwanna action and meet the people who made it possible in the area surrounding Rutherford, New Jersey.

Car Corner: Boxcars

March 1, 2023

Car Corner: Boxcars

Some classic boxcars from the collection of Trains & Railroads of the Past.

Pennsylvania Railroad Beaver Falls to Conway

November 28, 2022

Pennsylvania Railroad Beaver Falls to Conway

Touring the Pennsylvania Railroad main line between Conway and Beaver Falls, including a busy schedule of freight and passenger trains serving industry and commuters alike.

Alco Smoke in the Virginia Hills

November 28, 2022

Alco Smoke in the Virginia Hills

During the 1980s and 1990s, Winchester & Western employed a fleet of Alcos to lift heavy sand loads up and over the steep grades of Northern Virginia.

A Southwest Odyssey

November 28, 2022

A Southwest Odyssey

In 1985, several friends discussed making a trip out west to photograph railroad action on the Rio Grande, Santa Fe, Union Pacific, and Southern Pacific.

Beer Money: Working the Reading & Northern

November 27, 2022

Beer Money: Working the Reading & Northern

Reading & Northern took over the former Conrail Reading Cluster of branch lines serving the remaining coal mines in the Anthracite region.