Railroad operations were often less than smooth affairs.
Monday, April 30, 1900, is perhaps best remembered as the day of Casey Jones’ famous wreck in Mississippi.
Three hundred and seventy-five miles away in the Hall County community of Belmont, it must have seemed like a normal day for the passengers on the Gainesville, Jefferson & Southern Railroad.
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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.
October 1, 2025Todd DeFeoComments Off on What’s it like to ride through the modern Western & Atlantic tunnel?
I filmed a quick video reflecting on passing through the 1928 tunnel on the Western & Atlantic Railroad during the “first-ever immersive reenactment of the Great Locomotive Chase” from Kennesaw, Georgia, to Ringgold, Georgia.
May 12, 2024Todd DeFeoComments Off on A brief look at the Georgian passenger train (Part I: The early years)
On November 17, 1946, the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway and the Louisville & Nashville Railroad jointly ushered in a new era when they introduced the Georgian diesel-powered streamliner running between St. Louis and Atlanta.
