Articles by Todd DeFeo

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.

That Time Georgia Almost Sold the Western & Atlantic Railroad

August 16, 2019 Todd DeFeo

While the state of Georgia owned the Western & Atlantic Railroad since the 1830s, by the 1960s, the state considered a sale of the line.

A Closer Look at Railroad Mishaps in Tunnel Hill

August 1, 2019 Todd DeFeo

The North Georgia hamlet of Tunnel Hill is known for its namesake railroad tunnel that opened to traffic in 1850. But since that time, it has been the scene of some railroad calamities, mishaps and newsworthy happenings. Here are a few that made headlines over the years.

Articles by Todd DeFeo

That Time Georgia Almost Sold the Western & Atlantic Railroad

A Closer Look at Railroad Mishaps in Tunnel Hill

Remembering the Budds Creek Disaster of 1869

Five key moments in the history of the Western & Atlantic Railroad

How much do you know about Positive Train Control?

Celebrating the sesquicentennial of the First Transcontinental Railroad

The Bizarre History of the Indiana, Alabama & Texas Railroad

A Robbery so Brazen, This Could Have Been the Wild West, Not Outside of Atlanta