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[ October 5, 2026 ] New Operator Seeks Control of 30.6-Mile Trona Railway in California Short Line/Regional
[ October 4, 2026 ] Network Rail Deploys ‘Leaf Busting’ Trains Across North West World
[ October 3, 2026 ] FTA Issues Safety Advisory on Catenary, Pantograph Reliability FTA
[ October 2, 2026 ] Gottheimer: $500,000 for the Future Lackawanna Railway & Andover Train Station Site Commuter Rail
[ October 2, 2026 ] North Yorkshire Moors Railway Wraps Successful Four-Day Steam Gala Miscellaneous

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.

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.

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.

A New Railfanning Review is Here

January 21, 2019 Todd DeFeo

The Railfanning Review is back in a new format.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.