APRIL 2024: Joseph Cermak follows Buffalo & Pittsburgh’s Petrolia Local, while Stephen Host takes us on a tour of the colorful Ontario Southland Railway. All this plus the latest photos and news stories from across the Northeast in the April issue of Railpace Newsmagazine!
Record Ridership on MTA Commuter Railroads
Governor Kathy Hochul announced record ridership on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority commuter railroads, the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad. The LIRR carried 260,745 riders on Tuesday, May 14, the highest ridership for a single weekday since the pandemic. The ridership record coincided with a Grand Central Madison record – 41 percent of riders traveled to Grand Central Madison on Tuesday, the highest split with Penn Station since the terminal opened for full service last February.
Historic Livonia, Avon & Lakeville Equipment Donated to Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum
A retired Alco switcher, snow plow, work car, and caboose were donated to the railroad museum in November 2023.
Ontario Southland Railway – A Short Line at the Crossroads
Ontario Southland Railway is a Canadian short line railway famous for a locomotive roster worthy of any museum.
Buffalo & Pittsburgh’s Petrolia Local
Buffalo & Pittsburgh’s Petrolia Local operates out of Butler, Pa., to serve two oil refineries in the Petrolia area.
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