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Watching TEXRail in Grapevine (Part I)

May 3, 2022 Todd DeFeo
TEXRail began its operations in January 2019, ferrying passengers between Fort Worth and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.

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Remnants of a Derailment in Kingston, Georgia

March 17, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire
No one was injured in a mid-February CSX Transportation derailment in Kingston, but the remnants were visible a month later.

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A Southbound CSX Freight Appears for Sunday Railfanning in Kingston

March 14, 2022 Todd DeFeo
The tiny town if Kingston is a community with a deep railroad history.

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A Passing Freight Rumbles Through Smyrna

October 22, 2021 Todd DeFeo
Sometimes you’re walking into a museum and you hear the bell at the nearby crossing gates.

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Elevating the Tracks Through Elizabeth, New Jersey

December 7, 2020 Todd DeFeo
Elizabeth, New Jersey, was an important crossing point for railroads. The New Jersey Rail Road extended its line to Elizabeth, first known as Elizabethtown, in 1835.

Atlanta in 1856
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A Look at the Western & Atlantic’s First Train Depot in Atlanta

December 3, 2020 Todd DeFeo
“The Terminus will be a good location for one tavern, a blacksmith shop, a grocery store, and nothing else.”

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More Photos of the Marco Polo’s Arrival at the Southeastern Railway Museum

November 19, 2020 Todd DeFeo
Norfolk Southern delivered the historic Marco Polo Pullman car to the Southeastern Railway Museum last weekend.

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Historic Marco Polo Pullman Car Arrives at Southeastern Railway Museum

November 14, 2020 Todd DeFeo
Norfolk Southern delivered the historic Marco Polo Pullman car to the Southeastern Railway Museum.

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A Return to Folkston: South Georgia Railfanning in the COVID Era

October 16, 2020 Todd DeFeo
When it comes to watching trains, Folkston is a classic. The South Georgia city has long been a favorite for railfans, and it remains so in the COVID-19 era.

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Rare Glover Machine Works Locomotive Displayed at Georgia Museum

August 1, 2020 Todd DeFeo
The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History hosted a rare Glover Machine Works locomotive built in 1925. Glover locomotive No. 10168 is possibly the only Glover locomotive that still operates.

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