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[ September 10, 2025 ] Arkansas-Oklahoma Railroad Seeks to Extend Lease of Shawnee Industrial Spur Short Line/Regional
[ September 10, 2025 ] Alstom Awarded Wellington, New Zealand Contract for Battery Trains, Maintenance World
[ September 10, 2025 ] PUCO Approves More Than $1 Million for Ohio Rail Crossing Safety Upgrades Safety
[ September 9, 2025 ] NJ Transit Moving Forward With Purchase of 374 New Rail Cars Commuter Rail
[ September 9, 2025 ] Shapiro Administration Approves SEPTA’s Request to Use Up to $394 Million in Future Capital Funding Commuter Rail

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.

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.

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.

Railfanning.org Celebrates 15 Years During 2017

May 12, 2017 Railfanning.org

Railfanning.org will celebrate 15 years of ferroequinology during 2017.

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.

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.

The Day the Railroad Came to Tucson

December 29, 2016 Todd DeFeo

March 20, 1880, is a day that is forever engrained in the history of Tucson. That was the day the first train rolled into town.

A Return Trip on the Grapevine Vintage Railroad

December 28, 2016 Todd DeFeo

The Grapevine Vintage Railroad is one of the highlights of any visit to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. And, rightly so.

Illinois Railway Museum Offers Incredible Collection

August 30, 2016 Todd DeFeo

The Illinois Railway Museum was founded in 1953 when a group of enthusiasts came together to purchase and preserve an Indiana Railroad interurban car.

Taking a Trip Back in Time on the New York City Subway

March 13, 2016 Todd DeFeo

The New York City Subway is one of the most enduring symbols of New York City, and there is no better way to explore that history than at the New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn.