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A Brief Overview of Legislation and Regulation Leading to Positive Train Control

June 4, 2019 Special to Railfanning.org
Congress and federal authorities have expressed their interest in some level of automatic train control (ATC) for more than a century.

History

Montgomery County, Tennessee, Declares July 28 as Budds Creek Disaster Day of Remembrance

May 28, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire
Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett declared July 28 as Budds Creek Disaster Day of Remembrance.

New & Old
Miscellaneous

Historic Southern E8a Returning to Georgia Museum

February 4, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire
A vintage Southern Railway locomotive is returning to the Southeastern Railway Museum following extensive restoration work.

Train in the Distance
Miscellaneous

A New Railfanning Review is Here

January 21, 2019 Todd DeFeo
The Railfanning Review is back in a new format.

The General Postcard
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Railfanning.org Editor to Publish Pair of Books in 2019

December 6, 2018 Railfanning.org
The editor of Railfanning.org is writing histories about a pair of important Southern railroads.

Miscellaneous

Steam Returns to Georgia Railroad Museum

September 29, 2018 Todd DeFeo
Duluth awoke this morning to the sound of a steam engine for the first time in 15 years.

Miscellaneous

Guest Steam Locomotive Arrives at Southeastern Railway Museum

September 28, 2018 Todd DeFeo
A special guest steam locomotive arrived this morning at the Southeastern Railway Museum.

CSX

Rare Locomotive Goes on Display at Southeastern Railway Museum

September 4, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire
CSX Transportation donated a rare locomotive to the Southeastern Railway Museum that is the first of its kind exhibited in a museum.

Grand Central Terminal
Miscellaneous

June Marked 40 Years Since Supreme Court Ruling Saved Grand Central Terminal

July 9, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire
A Supreme Court ruling on June 26, 1978, preserved the building’s historic landmark status and prohibited the construction of a 53-story office building overhead.

Miscellaneous

Southeastern Railway Museum Planning Steam Weekends for 20th Anniversary Bash

April 9, 2018 Todd DeFeo
The Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Ga., will host steam-powered trips at the museum on a pair of weekends this fall, marking the first time in roughly 15 years that steam trains have operated at the museum.

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