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About Todd DeFeo
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.
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A Look at the Steam Locomotive Heading to the Ohio Railway Museum

October 15, 2026 Todd DeFeo
Here’s a look at Jeddo Coal No. 85, named “Mack,” during its stop at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Georgia, in September and October 2018.

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A North Yorkshire Moors Railway 2026 Steam Gala Photo Gallery

October 9, 2026 Todd DeFeo
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Blowing Smoke: Another View of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway Steam Gala

October 8, 2026 Todd DeFeo
The 2026 North Yorkshire Moors Railway Steam Gala offered plenty of vantage points for viewing steam trains.

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North Yorkshire Moors Railway Annual Steam Gala Delights Railfans

September 26, 2026 Todd DeFeo
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s Annual Steam Gala delighted railfans, with guest steam locomotives taking to the heritage railway’s rails, ferrying passengers and providing plenty of railfanning action to photograph.

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‘Fanning Friday: July 31, 2026

July 31, 2026 Todd DeFeo
In other words: Be smart. Don’t be part of my next presentation. Attend it, don’t be on one of the slides!

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‘Death is on the wall’: The harsh reality of rail tragedies that occurred throughout history

July 10, 2026 Todd DeFeo
For years, I have gathered and told the stories of “Death on the Rails.” There’s a harsh reality to these tragedies that occurred throughout history.

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The early operations of the Western & Atlantic Railroad

July 2, 2026 Todd DeFeo
While the first train operated over a portion of the Western & Atlantic Railroad on December 24, 1842, 20 miles of the line did not go into regular operation until September 15, 1845, the same day the Georgia Railroad completed its line between Atlanta and Augusta, Georgia.

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Railfanning in Irondale, Alabama, in March 2026

March 29, 2026 Todd DeFeo
Railfanning in Irondale, Alabama, in March 2026

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Speeding Through Metropark

March 22, 2026 Todd DeFeo
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C&EI Heritage Unit Passes Through Smyrna, Georgia

January 31, 2026 Todd DeFeo
CSX Transportation’s Chicago & Eastern Illinois pulled a northbound freight through Smyrna, Georgia, on the evening of Friday, Jan. 30, shortly after the city unveiled its new Jonquil statue downtown.

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