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Why Are There No Trains on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge?

November 21, 2024 Todd DeFeo

The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge opened 60 years ago today, on Nov. 21, 1964, connecting Staten Island and Brooklyn and forever changing the histories of both boroughs.

What makes a railroad town?

November 12, 2024 Todd DeFeo

I’ve been working my way across Georgia, trying to define what makes a railroad town.

Carson: ‘We Don’t Like Taxes … and We Definitely Don’t Want to be Tied Down to a Particular Route’

November 1, 2024 Todd DeFeo

In addition to voting on the next leader of the free world this presidential election, voters in the Atlanta suburb of Cobb County will also decide whether to implement a 30-year 1-cent Mobility Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax.

BTS Data: Nearly 4 Percent of Urban Rail Transit Maintenance Facilities Are in Excellent Condition

October 31, 2024 Todd DeFeo

A mere 3.9 percent of urban rail transit maintenance facilities ranked as excellent in 2023, according to new data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

People and Places of the Western & Atlantic Railroad: Episode 2: Dalton, Georgia

October 14, 2024 Todd DeFeo

For this second episode of “People and Places of the Western & Atlantic Railroad,” we’re in historic Dalton, Georgia. Today, we focus on the railroad and its role shaping this North Georgia city.

Leaders Urge Cobb County, Georgia, Residents to Oppose Mobility SPLOST

October 3, 2024 Todd DeFeo

A group of elected officials and community leaders gathered to oppose a proposed Mobility SPLOST that Cobb County, Georgia, voters will decide when they head to the polls in November.

Articles by Todd DeFeo

Waiting on my train to crash

An explosive relationship

Weird stuff happened on railroads

1940 Cartersville, Georgia, Collision: ‘I Never Saw a Crowd of People so Shaken’

What makes a railroad town?

Carson: ‘We Don’t Like Taxes … and We Definitely Don’t Want to be Tied Down to a Particular Route’

BTS Data: Nearly 4 Percent of Urban Rail Transit Maintenance Facilities Are in Excellent Condition