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The First Ride on the New Jersey Rail Road

July 31, 2020 Todd DeFeo
In March 1835, the railroad tested a new locomotive. However, the results for the experimental engine were apparently disappointing, reports from the era reveal.

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Was Sabotage to Blame for 1869 Budds Creek Disaster?

July 28, 2020 Todd DeFeo
The record as to the precise cause of the 1869 wreck at Budds Creek is somewhat hazy.

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Return to Dalton: Watching Trains While Social Distancing

July 23, 2020 Todd DeFeo
In this crazy in which we live, one constant remains: Railfanning. And, it can be a safe activity to undertake with today’s COVID-19-inspired restrictions.

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The Road to the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad

May 29, 2020 Todd DeFeo
The movement to develop railroads in the Volunteer State dates to January 1830, when the state Senate approved a measure to support state aid for internal improvements.

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A Look Back: 1957 Guthrie Wreck Killed Six, But More Could Have Died

May 25, 2020 Todd DeFeo
The Louisville & Nashville Railroad’s Chicago-to-Miami Dixieland Flyer passenger train approached the junction at Guthrie at about 4:30 or 4:45 p.m. on June 29, 1957, as a westbound 29-car freight train, No. 121, heading toward Memphis and pulled by two locomotives, approached the at-level crossing.

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That Time the Nazis Targeted America and Our Railroads

April 24, 2020 Railfanning.org Digital Library
In June 1942, during World War II, the Germans launched a plan to sabotage key targets inside the United States.

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Slippery Tracks Led to 1926 Louisville & Nashville Train, Clarksville Street Car Crash

April 17, 2020 Todd DeFeo
On the evening of Oct. 2, 1926, motorman George Hogue threw on the brakes of Citizens’ Railway Co. streetcar No. 5 as it passed the crossing at Commerce and Tenth streets in Clarksville, Tennessee.

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The Collision on the State Road: A Byproduct of War

March 6, 2020 Todd DeFeo
It was about 3:30 p.m. on July 6, 1862, ostensibly a typical Sunday during the early years of the Civil War, when two trains collided near Ringgold, Georgia, on the Western & Atlantic Railroad.

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The First Western & Atlantic Train to Chattanooga

February 28, 2020 Todd DeFeo
It was 7 a.m. on Dec. 1, 1849, and the western portion of the Western & Atlantic Railroad was open for business, even if the tunnel at Tunnel Hill was more than five months away from completion.

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Watching Trains Come and Go in Wellington

February 21, 2020 Todd DeFeo
Most people who visit New Zealand’s capital city like to enjoy its many cultural offerings. However, it’s safe to say most people don’t make it a point to visit the train station unless they are taking The Northern Explorer to or from Auckland.

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