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Photo Gallery: Mixed Freight Through Kennesaw, Ga.

December 30, 2013 Todd DeFeo

All photos taken Dec. 27, 2013, in Kennesaw, Georgia

Southern Museum’s Annual Trains, Trains, Trains Returns in January

December 16, 2013 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History will host its popular “Trains, Trains, Trains” event on Jan. 25, 2014. The fourth annual family-friendly event will be held from 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25 and will feature crafts, vendors and several operating model train layouts. The daylong event will also include interactive programs including a train-themed story time, railroad music and vendors selling train-related items. “Our annual ‘Trains, Trains, Trains’ event has established itself as one of the Museum’s most popular events,” said Dr. Richard Banz, the Museum’s executive director. “This event attracts die-hard railroad

MARTA Won’t Operate New Atlanta Streetcar

December 13, 2013 Todd DeFeo

MARTA will not operate the new Atlanta streetcar when it begins operations next year, WABE reported.

Breaking Down the Amtrak Long-Distance Consist

November 29, 2013 Todd DeFeo

Amtrak’s long-distance trains between New York and southern destinations more or less look like a compilation of the first dozen or so cars the railroad could find.

Report: Airport Rail Link Increases Hotel Room Revenue

November 27, 2013 Railfanning.org News Wire

Cities with direct rail access from the airport to and from downtown receive nearly 11 percent more revenue per room than hotels in cities without such a connection, according to a report from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and the U.S. Travel Association. The study, A New Partnership: Rail Transit and Convention Growth, shows higher revenue per room translates to a potential $313 million in revenue per year for so-called “rail cities.” In the post-recession period, rail cities commanded 16 percent higher revenue per room than hotels in non-rail cities, the organizations said. “Clearly investment in local rail systems

Southern Museum Raises Money for New Research Center

November 7, 2013 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Kennesaw Museum Foundation and the Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History raised more than $24,000 during a fundraising gala this weekend.

Historic Georgia Depot Added to ‘Places in Peril’ List

October 27, 2013 Todd DeFeo

The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation last week named an antebellum railroad depot in Northwest Georgia and nine other structures to its annual list of “Places in Peril.”

Photo Gallery: Views of Gainesville Midland No. 116

September 3, 2013 Todd DeFeo

Gainesville Midland No. 116 was built in 1923 by Philadelphia-based Baldwin Locomotive Works.

Photo Gallery: Mixed Freight Passes Through Norcross, Ga. (October 2012)

September 2, 2013 Todd DeFeo

Photos taken Oct. 27, 2012, in Norcross, Ga.

MARTA looking to expand along Ga. Highway 400 corridor

August 29, 2013 Todd DeFeo

ATLANTA — The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is looking to expand its system to include “high-capacity transit” along a major thoroughfare into the city’s northern suburbs. Transit options for the 12-mile corridor along Ga. Highway 400, according to a notice published in the Federal Register, could include bus or rail. While MARTA officials have looked to expand the city’s subway system, new tracks haven’t been brought into service since 2000. “MARTA has identified an alignment that would provide approximately 11.9 miles of transit service along the GA 400 corridor within existing right-of-way from the existing North Springs MARTA