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.

Amtrak Set to Begin Testing New Long-Distance Passenger Cars

November 1, 2013 Todd DeFeo

Amtrak is planning to start field testing its new long-distance passenger rail cars this winte

Historic Georgia Depot Added to ‘Places in Peril’ List

October 27, 2013 Todd DeFeo

The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation last week named an antebellum railroad depot in Northwest Georgia and nine other structures to its annual list of “Places in Peril.”

Amtrak Sets Ridership Record in 2013

October 16, 2013 Todd DeFeo

Amtrak set a new ridership record in Fiscal Year 2013, carrying 31.6 million passengers, the railroad announced. This year’s record breaks the high mark set during Fiscal Year 2012, when the railroad carried 31.2 million passengers. The latest record is the 10th ridership record the railroad has set in the last 11 years. Trains operating on the Northeast Corridor saw a 0.2 percent decline in ridership while state-supported trains saw a 2.2 percent increase in riders. Amtrak’s network of long-distance trains experienced a 0.4 percent increase in the number of passengers. In addition to ridership gains, the railroad also posted

Throwback Thursday: Passing Through Flagstaff (2012)

September 26, 2013 Todd DeFeo

All photos taken May 2, 2012, in Flagstaff, Ariz.

Throwback Thursday: Views from the Tennessee Central Railway Museum

September 19, 2013 Todd DeFeo

All photos taken circa 2002.

The Tennessee Central’s Long and Sordid History

September 16, 2013 Todd DeFeo

The Tennessee Central Railway, which at its heyday operated a line between Harriman and Hopkinsville, Ky. Like other railroads in the latter half of the 19th century, the Tennessee Central grew after combining a slew of smaller short lines, many of which bore the name “Tennessee Central.”