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.

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.

The Day the Railroad Came to Tucson

December 29, 2016 Todd DeFeo

March 20, 1880, is a day that is forever engrained in the history of Tucson. That was the day the first train rolled into town.

A Return Trip on the Grapevine Vintage Railroad

December 28, 2016 Todd DeFeo

The Grapevine Vintage Railroad is one of the highlights of any visit to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. And, rightly so.

Amtrak Reports Ridership Increase in Fiscal Year 2016

November 22, 2016 Todd DeFeo

Amtrak saw a 1.3 percent increase in riders last fiscal year, including a 3.7 percent increase in ridership on long-distance trains, the railroad said.

A N.J. Transit train departs from Montvale, N.J. on Feb. 10, 2016.

One Killed, Scores Injured in Hoboken Crash

September 30, 2016 Todd DeFeo

One person was killed and more than 110 injured when an N.J. Transit train crashed into Hoboken Terminal.