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.

Georgia PSC Rules in Favor of Railroad in Eminent Domain Case

September 4, 2024 Todd DeFeo

The Georgia Public Service Commission has signed off on a hearing officer’s decision that a railroad can use eminent domain to seize land for a new rail spur.

Georgia PSC Could Issue Ruling this Week in Railroad Case

September 3, 2024 Todd DeFeo

The Georgia Public Service Commission could decide a high-profile case this week that pits long-time property owners against a railroad looking to seize land for a new rail spur.

An Unexpected Steam Train Encounter in New Zealand

August 29, 2024 Todd DeFeo

Number 508, or Gertie, was built in 1877 by the Avonside Engine Company in Bristol, England.

A Santa Fe Locomotive Idles at the Kentucky Railway Museum

August 26, 2024 Todd DeFeo

Santa Fe No. 2546, built in 1949, idles at the Kentucky Railway Museum.

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.