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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Passing Trains in Duluth, Georgia

February 19, 2017 Todd DeFeo

The northern Atlanta suburb of Duluth makes for a great place to enjoy trains. Trains have been passing through the city for more than 145 years.

Railfanning in Smyrna, Ga., on Jan. 19, 2017 (Part I)

January 19, 2017 Todd DeFeo

“The Jonquil City” is like so many cities between Atlanta and Chattanooga, Tenn. It owes so much of its history to the railroad, first the Western & Atlantic and today CSX.

Railfanning Deep in the Desert at the Arizona Railway Museum

January 17, 2017 Todd DeFeo

Railroad history runs deep in Arizona and nowhere is that more apparent than at the Arizona Railway Museum.

A Closer Look at Union Pacific’s Centennial Locomotives

January 10, 2017 Todd DeFeo

Starting in May 1969, Union Pacific operated Centennial diesel-electric locomotives, famous as the largest diesel-electric locomotives ever built.

Museum of the American Railroad a Delightful Work in Progress

January 9, 2017 Todd DeFeo

The Museum of the American Railroad is still very much a work in progress, but it stands to be one of the nation’s more impressive rail museums once completed.

Georgia State Senator Discusses Railroad Safety with CSX

January 6, 2017 Todd DeFeo

A Georgia state senator recently met with CSX to discuss the safety and necessary improvements for a railroad crossing and siding track in Catoosa County, Ga.