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A ‘Bitter’ Row Led to Shooting Along the Western & Atlantic

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Tuesday, Aug. 27, 1889, probably seemed like a normal day for William Roberts.

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The Great Locomotive Chase: Stolen Train Heist!

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How did a train engineer, fireman, and foreman of machinery respond when someone stole their train? 🚂💨 They ran after it, of course!

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Ivy Lee: The Father of Modern PR

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Love PR? Hate PR? Either way, it’s the Pennsylvania Railroad’s fault!

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NJ Transit Prepares for Winter Weather

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Customers are advised to monitor for potential service disruptions, detours or suspensions on Sunday, Jan. 19 and Monday, Jan. 20.

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Lunch & Learn: “Oddities on the Georgia Rails” by Todd DeFeo

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While many histories center on dates and places, they overlook some funnier, if not downright bizarre, happenings throughout the years.

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A Look at Cardiff’s Butetown Branch Line

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The Butetown branch line is a roughly one-mile-long rail line in the Welsh capital city of Cardiff.

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A Closer Look at the Camp Creek Train Wreck of 1900

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June 23, 1900, was a rainy evening, as Southern Railway locomotive number 7, with a few coaches and a Pullman sleeper car in tow, journeyed from Macon, Georgia, to Atlanta.

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A Closer Look at the 1944 Stockton, Georgia, Train Wreck

June 30, 2023 Railfanning.org Digital Library
An Atlantic Coast Line Railroad train disaster in south Georgia on August 4, 1944, claimed the lives of 47 people.

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A Deadly Georgia Wreck Few Remember

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June 28, 1959, was humid, with temperatures reaching the mid-90s.

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A Quick Look at the Start of San Francisco’s Famed Cable Cars

May 1, 2023 Railfanning.org Digital Library
Cable cars are a National Historic Landmark and symbolize modern San Francisco, but the system has a deep history.

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