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DeFeo: ‘To Know Where We’re Going, We Need to Know Where We’ve been’

October 31, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire
Railfanning.org Publisher and Editor Todd DeFeo highlighted the cyclical nature of history, using the history of the Atlanta Northern Railway as an example.

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A Look Back: A Trip ‘Over the Garden Wall’

October 30, 2023 Todd DeFeo
The Otago Central Railway constructed the line between 1877 and 1921. In doing so, the railroad created an engineering marvel that required viaducts and tunnels.

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United Kingdom’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch Probing Sept. 29 Flying Scotsman Collision

October 17, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire
The United Kingdom’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch is probing a Sept. 29 collision involving the Flying Scotsman steam locomotive at Aviemore station on the Strathspey Railway.

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SR 307 Four-Day Closure at Norfolk Southern Railroad Crossing

October 17, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire
The Georgia Department of Transportation and Norfolk Southern Railroad are planning a four-day road closure on State Route 307 near Robert B. Miller Road in Chatham County.

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Group disputes truck driver shortage claim

October 16, 2023 Todd DeFeo
While Georgia state lawmakers are looking for solutions to what they say is a commercial truck driver shortage, an industry trade group says the concern is with turnover, not shortages.

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