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First Transcontinental Railroad
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Celebrating the sesquicentennial of the First Transcontinental Railroad

May 10, 2019 Todd DeFeo
Completing the First Transcontinental Railroad was among the most significant accomplishments, if not the single greatest, in railroad history. Workers completed the line on May 10, 1869.

Atlanta in 1856
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The Fateful First Trip Over the Western & Atlantic

December 24, 2018 Todd DeFeo
On Christmas Eve of 1842, a locomotive and a single car pulled out of Atlanta, marking a new era in the city’s history. The railroad was operational.

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Remembering Atlanta’s Railroad Stations of Yesteryear (And One From Today)

October 25, 2018 Todd DeFeo
Atlanta currently has one passenger station in use, serving Amtrak’s Crescent train running between New York and New Orleans. But, the city has a long history with passenger stations.

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The Louisville & Nashville’s Last Passenger Train in Atlanta

October 12, 2018 Todd DeFeo
The last Louisville & Nashville Railroad passenger train left Atlanta just as Amtrak was about to start operations.

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A Look Back at the 1977 Metuchen Derailment

June 22, 2018 Todd DeFeo
In the grand scheme of railroad history, the 1977 derailment of a freight train in Metuchen was a decidedly minor event.

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The Meatballs are Gone, But Metuchen is Still Here

November 2, 2017 Todd DeFeo
There are “new” stops along the Northeast Corridor. Others — such as North Rahway — are gone, but the line is otherwise much the way I remember it.

Hardin Southern Railroad
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A Look Back at the Hardin Southern Railroad

July 7, 2017 Todd DeFeo
A small town grew up around the Paducah, Tennessee and Alabama Railroad as it was built through the area circa 1890.

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Railfanning.org Celebrates 15 Years During 2017

May 12, 2017 Railfanning.org
Railfanning.org will celebrate 15 years of ferroequinology during 2017.

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Railfanning Deep in the Desert at the Arizona Railway Museum

January 17, 2017 Todd DeFeo
Railroad history runs deep in Arizona and nowhere is that more apparent than at the Arizona Railway Museum.

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Museum of the American Railroad a Delightful Work in Progress

January 9, 2017 Todd DeFeo
The Museum of the American Railroad is still very much a work in progress, but it stands to be one of the nation’s more impressive rail museums once completed.

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