A WeGo Star (formerly Music City Star) train departs from Nashville’s Riverfront station on May 17, 2022. (Photo by Todd DeFeo/The DeFeo Groupe)
A Transport for Wales Rail train pulls into the Cardiff Bay railway station (formerly Cardiff Bute Road), the southern terminus of the Butetown branch line, in October 2022. (Photo by Todd DeFeo/The DeFeo Groupe)
A Transport for Wales Rail train pulls into the Cardiff Queen Street railway station in October 2022. (Photo by Todd DeFeo/The DeFeo Groupe)
An Incline Railway train operates in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in February 2022. (Photo by Todd DeFeo/The DeFeo Groupe)
A Transport for Wales Rail train pulls into the Crewe, England, railway station in October 2022. (Photo by Todd DeFeo/The DeFeo Groupe)
An Avanti West Coast train pulls into the Crewe, England, railway station in October 2022. (Photo by Todd DeFeo/The DeFeo Groupe)
A Trinity Railway Express (TRE) train pulls out of Dallas Union Station on April 30, 2022. (Photo by Todd DeFeo/The DeFeo Groupe)
A TEXRail train pulls into the Grapevine, Texas, railroad station in December 2022. (Photo by Todd DeFeo/The DeFeo Groupe)
An October 2022 view of London Paddington station. (Photo by Todd DeFeo/The DeFeo Groupe)
A Docklands Light Railway (DLR) train pulls into the Limehouse station in the Limehouse district of London, England, in November 2022. (Photo by Todd DeFeo/The DeFeo Groupe)
A WeGo Star (formerly Music City Star) train pulls into Nashville’s Riverfront station on May 17, 2022. (Photo by Todd DeFeo/The DeFeo Groupe)
The motive power for a Tennessee Central Railway Museum excursion train operates in Watertown, Tennessee, on May 17, 2022. (Photo by Todd DeFeo/The DeFeo Groupe)
Former Texas Electric Railway No. Car 360 is displayed at the Interurban Railway Museum in Plano, Texas. (Photo by Todd DeFeo/The DeFeo Groupe)
An approaching TEXRail train activates the crossing gates in Grapevine, Texas. The Lone Star State had the most highway-rail grade crossing collisions in 2021, followed by California and Georgia. (Photo by Todd DeFeo/The DeFeo Groupe)
A former Louisville & Nashville Railroad boxcar and caboose are displayed in Erin, Tennessee, in May 2022. (Photo by Todd DeFeo/The DeFeo Groupe)
MARTA trains are parked at South Yard in College Park, Georgia, in December 2022. (Photo by Todd DeFeo/The DeFeo Groupe)
In honor of 2023, here’s a look at some of my favorite Railfanning photos from 2022. From traveling across England, Wales and Scotland via rail to taking a Tennessee Central Railway Museum excursion from Nashville to Watertown, Tennessee, the year was marked by train travel.
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Todd DeFeo loves to travel anywhere, anytime, taking pictures and notes. An award-winning reporter, Todd revels in the experience and the fact that every place has a story to tell. He is owner of The DeFeo Groupe and also edits Express Telegraph and The Travel Trolley.
Standing on 10th Street in downtown Clarksville, it’s hard to imagine that this was once a bustling transportation hub around the turn of the 20th century. Passenger trains no longer pass through the city and freights trains are seldom seen. But, the tracks are there and they are still in use. The old depot, known by locals as the L&N Station, still stands, but it no longer serves weary travelers stepping off a train from Louisville, or passenger ready to being a trip.
