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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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We’re at a Crossroads: Dalton Part II

July 9, 2017 Todd DeFeo
The city known as the Carpet Capital of the World is a great place for watching trains.

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Catching Trains on Crossing Tracks: Dalton Part I

July 8, 2017 Todd DeFeo
Downtown Dalton provides quite the railfanning experience.

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A Look Back at the Hardin Southern Railroad

July 7, 2017 Todd DeFeo
A small town grew up around the Paducah, Tennessee and Alabama Railroad as it was built through the area circa 1890.

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Buying Groceries and Watching Trains in Smyrna, Ga.

July 5, 2017 Todd DeFeo
A new grocery store near downtown Smyrna makes for a great vantage point for watching trains along the Western & Atlantic division of CSX.

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Gallery: Railfanning in Hopkinsville, Ky., in April 2002

June 30, 2017 Todd DeFeo
Hopkinsville is one of the first cities Railfanning.org visited.

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Georgia museum to celebrate the locomotive during special event

June 2, 2017 Todd DeFeo
The Southeastern Railway Museum will rededicate its miniature park train during a special event in June.

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Gallery: MARTA in Dunwoody/Sandy Springs, Ga., Oct 15, 2003

May 26, 2017 Todd DeFeo
The first section of what is today MARTA’s Red Line opened in 1996, just in time for the 1996 Summer Olympics.

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New York Moving Forward With LaGuardia AirTrain

May 8, 2017 Todd DeFeo
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey selected a multinational engineering and design firm to conduct preliminary engineering and other planning work for a new AirTrain connection to LaGuardia Airport.

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Celebrating the caboose – Southeastern Railway Museum, April 1-2

March 27, 2017 Todd DeFeo
The Southeastern Railway Museum will celebrate cabooses and the crews that called them home during a special two-day event.

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A Look at a Piece of Presidential Rail History: The Superb

February 20, 2017 Todd DeFeo
In honor of Presidents Day, here’s a quick overview of a unique piece of presidential history: The Superb private railcar on display at the Southeastern Railway Museum.

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