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‘Fanning Around the World: A Railfan’s Guide to Walt Disney World

March 24, 2026 Railfanning.org Digital Library

For railfans, Walt Disney World is full of opportunities to experience the magic of trains up close. From historic steam locomotives to futuristic ride systems, rail travel plays a starring role across the resort.

Come on, And Take a Free Ride on the Lawrenceville Branch

March 23, 2026 Railfanning.org Digital Library

When a locomotive engineer on the Lawrenceville Branch Railroad reported for duty on an April morning in 1881, he found quite a surprise.

Birmingham, Alabama, Railfanning Before Dinner

March 22, 2026 Railfanning.org Digital Library

What’s better than a nice dinner in Birmingham, Alabama?

Passenger Trains on the Western & Atlantic? Experts Break Down Running Passenger Trains on Class I Mainlines

March 13, 2026 Railfanning.org Digital Library

Talk of restoring passenger rail service on the Georgia-owned Western & Atlantic Railroad between Atlanta and Chattanooga, Tennessee, often runs into the same refrain: It would be expensive to “upgrade the line.”

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.

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.