Railfan Extra Board - Updated Monthly

March 2013: Meeting your colleagues and mentors

By Alexander B. Craghead/Photos as noted

Welcome to Railfan Extra Board, a monthly exploration of the passion for trains from many perspectives! Railfan 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.

Has it really been 30 years? By Otto M. Vondrak/Photos as noted Originally posted January 2013 Chasing Canadians By Otto M. Vondrak/Photos by the author Originally posted December 2012 Amtrak's Temporary Turbos By Steve Barry/Photos by the author Originally posted November 2012 Un-Spectacular at East Broad Top By Steve Barry/Photos by the author Originally posted October 2012 In his own words: Heritage Units By Andy Fletcher/Photos by the author Originally posted September 2012 Just the Right Time By Michael Harding/Photos by the author Originally posted August 2012 The Early Bird Catches the Worm By Otto M. Vondrak/Photos by the author Originally posted July 2012 Erased... From Existence! By Otto M. Vondrak/Photos by the author Originally posted June 2012 The Comeback Kid: Buffalo Central Terminal By Otto M. Vondrak/Photos as noted Originally posted May 2012 Is This the Real Life? Is This Just Fantasy? By Otto M. Vondrak/Photos by the author Originally posted April 2012 In Defense of the Tin Can Commuter By Otto M. Vondrak/Photos by the author Originally posted March 2012 Lucked Out on the North End By Nick Wilson/Photos by the author Originally posted February 2012 Train Time at Matapedia By Gary Knapp/Photos by the author Originally posted January 2012 The North Country's Odd Couple By Otto M. Vondrak/Photos by the author Originally posted December 2011 Silence in Rutland: Epilogue By Jim Shaughnessy /Photos as noted Originally posted November 2011 The end of Alco's Schenectady Plant By Jim Rowland /Photos by the author Originally posted October 2011 Postscript to a perfect day By Michael Harding /Photos by the author Originally posted September 2011 Shove it up the Fifth District By Brian Schmidt /Photos by the author Originally posted August 2011 New England Geeps in Twilight By Otto M. Vondrak/Photos by the author Originally posted July 2011 A Grand Heritage in Tacoma By Alexander B. Craghead /Photos by the author Originally posted June 2011 The Georgia Railroad Mixed Trains By Martin K. O'Toole /photos by the author Originally posted May 2011 Amtrak goes "Back to the Future" By Otto M. Vondrak /photos by the author Originally posted April 2011 Time Travel in Oregon? TriMet Turns to the Venerable Budd RDC By Alexander B. Craghead /Photos by the author Originally posted March 2011 Jim Boyd (1941-2010) By Mike Del Vecchio /photos as noted Originally posted February 2011 Night time on the D&H: "I love it when a plan comes together..." By Gary Knapp /photos by the author Originally posted January 2011 Slowing Down Time at PD Tower By Otto M. Vondrak/photos by the author Originally posted December 2010 David Plowden's Imprint on Railroad Photography By Alexander Craghead/photos by David Plowden Originally posted November 2010 Alone with BNSF in the Columbia River Gorge by Otto M. Vondrak/photos by the author Originally posted October 2010 Iowa Traction: It's Electric! (Boogie-Woogie-Woogie) by Otto M. Vondrak/photos by the author Originally posted September 2010 Changing of the guard in the White Mountains by Otto M. Vondrak/photos by the author Originally posted August 2010 A sweet success story in Western New York by Otto M. Vondrak/photos by the author Originally posted July 2010 Last Light at 12th Street by Alexander Craghead/photos by the author Originally posted June 2010 Solitude Above Milepost 53 by Otto M. Vondrak/photos by the author Originally posted May 2010 Conrail is Fading Away... by Otto M. Vondrak/photos by the author Originally posted April 2010 They May Be Vintage, But It's No Museum by Otto M. Vondrak/photos by the author Originally posted March 2010 Revival of the Rip Van Winkle Railroads by Otto M. Vondrak/photos by the author Originally posted February 2010