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A Postcard View of the Pennsylvania Railroad Tunnel Beneath the Hudson River

November 4, 2025 Railfanning.org Digital Library

The Pennsylvania Railroad tunneled beneath the Hudson River between 1904 and 1908.

107 Years Ago: Malbone Street Wreck, New York City Subway’s Deadliest Crash

November 1, 2025 Railfanning.org Digital Library

On Nov. 1, 1918, 107 years ago today, a speeding Brooklyn Rapid Transit train derailed on a sharp curve beneath Willink Plaza in Flatbush, killing roughly 100 people.

Funny Grave: The Civil War Soldier’s Mule Mystery

October 31, 2025 Railfanning.org Digital Library

John C. Moore was the first mayor of Smyrna, Georgia. Here is a funny story about him.

Postcard: Pennsylvania Railroad’s Exchange Place

October 28, 2025 Railfanning.org Digital Library

The earliest incarnation of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Exchange Place station in Jersey City, the then-terminus of its rail line, opened in 1834.

New York City’s First Subway Opened on Oct. 27, 1904, Forever Reshaping the Big Apple

October 27, 2025 Railfanning.org Digital Library

On Oct. 27, 1904, New York City changed forever when its first subway opened from City Hall to 145th Street.

Postcards From the Past: The Read House Hotel in Chattanooga, Tennessee

October 24, 2025 Railfanning.org Digital Library

John T. Read opened the popular Read House hotel in 1872 on the site of the former Crutchfield House next to Chattanooga’s Union Depot in the years after the Civil War.

Pennsylvania Station: ‘A Monument to the Ingenuity of the Present Day Architects and Engineers’

October 14, 2025 Railfanning.org Digital Library

The famed Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan was noted for its glass dome.

Railroads: How They Impacted Towns & Communities

October 3, 2025 Railfanning.org Digital Library

Railroads brought opportunities and careers, helping communities grow. However, the impact was often negative.