In mid-December, Todd DeFeo, publisher and editor of Railfaning.org, presented “Oddities on the Georgia Rails” to the Georgia Archives.
It provided a fun look at some lesser-known railroad stories and anecdotes that show rail travel wasn’t always the glamorous mode the history books recall. This is the first in a series of shorter podcasts based on that presentation.
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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.
DULUTH, Ga., June 2, 2017 — The Southeastern Railway Museum will rededicate its miniature park train during a special event in June. The unveiling coincides with the museum’s 2017 Locomotive Celebration, a two-day family friendly event scheduled for June 10-11. The re-dedication of the park train is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 10. A team of museum volunteers spent more than 1,000 hours over the past 18 months completely rebuilding and refurbishing the museum’s historic park train set. The Birmingham Zoo originally purchased and used two sets, which include a total of two locomotives and eight passenger cars. The
Officials in Kingston, Ga., want a former railroad Wye, the site of a daring Civil War escapade, to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
