ATLANTA — I was going to start my treatise on railfanning with a whimsical anecdote, but they all pretty much sound the same.
Case in point: I was driving down [insert road name here] when I caught a glimpse of [insert train description here]. I pulled out my camera and high-tailed — make that drove judiciously [...]

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The Gateway to the New South may no longer be the bustling railroad hub it once was, but the city is home to an impressive railroad structure.
The swing bridge over the Cumberland River dates to 1859. Originally built by Irish stone masons, the 678-foot-long bridge is normally more than 50 feet above [...]

PENDERGRASS, Ga. – A few years ago, when the city of Pendergrass’ train depot needed to be refurbished, the city wasted no time getting to work.
“That’s the center of our town,” the city’s mayor told the Athens Banner-Herald newspaper in 2005. “We couldn’t very well tear down what was the center of downtown. It has [...]

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – When the Incline Railway was built in 1895, the idea was to complete a cheap means for traveling to the top of Lookout Mountain.
It worked , but it outlasted its intended purpose. This one-of-a-kind railroad helped make Lookout Mountain a popular summer vacation destination and continues to attract visitors by the thousands [...]

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Clarksville’s name will forever be linked with railroads, thanks to The Monkees, who recorded “Last Train to Clarksville” in 1966.
“Take the last train to Clarksville, and I’ll meet you at the station,” they sang. On the surface, it might seem as though the group was singing about the decline of the city’s [...]

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Standing on 10th Street in downtown Clarksville, it’s hard to imagine this area was once a bustling transportation hub around the turn of the 20th century.
Passenger trains no longer pass through the city, although freights trains still pass through the area.
The old depot, known by locals as the L&N Station, still stands, [...]

WINDER, Ga. – The small town of about 10,000 owes a lot to the railroad. Its name, for starters.
In 1893, the town of Jug Tavern, as Winder was once known, changed its name to Winder to honor John H. Winder, a general manager with Seaboard Air Line.
The town’s railroad past is on display next to [...]

MARIETTA, Ga. – The little locomotive sitting in a fenced in area under a canopy is dwarfed by the locomotives that pass by no more than 50 feet away.
Locomotive No. 81421 was built in 1916 by Marietta’s own Glover Machine works. The 2-6-0 narrow gauge steam engine operated as Coulbourn Brothers No. 4 starting the [...]

Disney’s “A Christmas Carol Train Tour” is rolling into Atlanta tomorrow, stopping at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth.
The train – featuring a 3-D sneak peek of the upcoming movie “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” – is on a 40-city train tour. “Disney’s A Christmas Carol,” which stars Jim Carrey and is directed by Academy Award-winning [...]

Part I: Play it safe when it comes to railroad crossings
Part II: Train vs. motorists or pedestrians – the train will win
A number of organizations – Operation Lifesaver, the U.S. Department of Transportation and major railroad companies – joined together to launch the Common Sense campaign. The initiative aims to reduce the number of pedestrians [...]