Todd DeFeo

Audit Finds More MARTA Atlanta Program Due $70M, Transit Agency Disagrees

August 20, 2024 Todd DeFeo

Atlanta city officials say a review of the More MARTA Atlanta program for fiscal 2017 through fiscal 2022 concluded that it is due roughly $70 million.

Waiting for a Flight and Exploring Detroit’s ExpressTram

August 19, 2024 Todd DeFeo

Is it time to revisit the conversation of making airport shuttle fanning a subgenre of railfanning?

Spotlight on the Sandersville Railroad

August 10, 2024 Todd DeFeo

The Sandersville Railroad has been in the news recently for a case before the Georgia Public Service Commission.

Georgia PSC Weighing Railroad’s Land Condemnation Request

August 6, 2024 Todd DeFeo

The Georgia Public Service Commission could soon decide whether a railroad can seize private land for a proposed 4.5-mile-long spur after hearing oral arguments in the case on Tuesday.

Georgia, South Carolina Officials Prep for Tropical Storm Debby

August 5, 2024 Todd DeFeo

Officials in Georgia and South Carolina are taking action as Tropical Storm Debby is expected to dump rain on the states after making landfall on Monday morning along the Florida coast.

Preview of a Podcast: Listen to part of my introduction from Dunwoody, Georgia

August 5, 2024 Todd DeFeo

Whether it’s the Beltline in Atlanta, downtown Smyrna or the heart of Dunwoody, it can be hard to believe trains once rumbled through the area. Long before roads, rails were the best way to move goods to market and navigate the landscape.

Locomotive No. 7 Departs Greenfield Village’s Smiths Creek Depot

August 5, 2024 Todd DeFeo

Greenfield Village’s locomotive No. 7 departs the Smiths Creek Depot, built for the Grand Trunk Railway in 1858, in August 2024.

Feds Sue Norfolk Southern Over Delayed Crescent Trains

July 30, 2024 Todd DeFeo

The federal government has sued Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern, saying the company is violating federal law by delaying Amtrak’s Crescent trains that operate between New York and New Orleans.

Closing Remarks: ‘The Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore’

July 22, 2024 Todd DeFeo

The Roswell Railroad, like many railroads, emerged from an era when the country couldn’t get enough of railroads. Anyone who’s read old newspapers can find countless announcements of proposed lines.