http://railfanning.org/blog Railfanning.org Editor Todd DeFeo opines about life alongside the tracks Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:57:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en KobreGuide is featuring yesterday's L.A. Times article on its Web page. Click here or here to check it out. When you're done, click on some of the other links. A lot of interesting posts on the site. http://railfanning.org/blog/2008/10/02/la-times-on-kobreguide/ The L.A. Times quoted me in an article they published today: "Train hobbyists are loco for that motion." Check it out by clicking here. Here's a sneak peek: Towns across the nation have discovered that although they are in the middle of nowhere -- perhaps because they are -- they have become ... http://railfanning.org/blog/2008/10/01/check-out-the-la-times/ I went to Chattanooga this weekend. Here's the first of what will likely be several videos. This shows No. 610 steaming around the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum: http://railfanning.org/blog/2008/05/28/good-old-steam/ NORCROSS, Ga. -- From the looks of this sign, it looks as though someone didn't heed the message on this sign. Didn't see any derailed cars, though.... http://railfanning.org/blog/2008/05/17/end-of-track/ ...And I'm Waiting on My Train to Come TOKYO -- The subway car is silent except for the sound of metal wheels on metal rails as the train made its way beneath Tokyo's busy streets. Commuters look at their cell phones, read newspapers or simply mind their own business. There is ... http://railfanning.org/blog/2008/04/14/i%e2%80%99m-standing-at-the-station%e2%80%a6/ Today marks the 140th anniversary of an obscure railroad strike in Clarksville, Tenn. CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – When the money ran out on the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad, employees refused to work and a nearly two-week strike began on Feb. 6, ... http://railfanning.org/blog/2008/02/06/tennessee-railroad-strike-140-years-later/ I'm in Folkston, Ga., for the second time in as many years. Be sure to check back over the next couple weeks as I post more information about my trip to the Funnel. In the meantime, go here. http://railfanning.org/blog/2006/10/15/fanning-from-the-funnel-vol-ii/ Check out this offering, "Daring robbery of Winchester mail train": The Winchester & Potomac was a 32-mile-long single-track line that linked Winchester with the B&O Railroad at Harpers Ferry. Although it was helpful to Virginia's militia in the capture of Harpers Ferry at the beginning of the ... http://railfanning.org/blog/2006/07/04/an-interesting-read-at-the-washington-times/ The July 2006 edition of The Cross-Tie is now available. To view this month's issue, click here: http://railfanning.harpblaster.net/news/crosstie/issues/20060701_CrossTie.pdf  http://railfanning.org/blog/2006/07/03/july-2006-cross-tie/ You can now podcast the lastest railfanning news by clicking here or by searching railfanning in iTunes. Enjoy. http://railfanning.org/blog/2006/06/27/the-railfanning-review-is-now-here/