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Taking the Grapevine Vintage Railroad Back in Time

March 10, 2016 Todd DeFeo

The Grapevine Vintage Railroad tourist train departs from Grapevine, a town that cherishes its rugged western appearance and attracts tourists with wine tasting rooms and other merchants along its main street.

Of Freight Trains and Subways (L Trains) in Oak Park, Ill.

March 1, 2016 Todd DeFeo

High winds on Friday, Feb. 19, disrupted service along the CTA’s Green and Pink lines, delays that extended throughout the morning and early afternoon the following day.

Railfanning from Newark to Montvale

February 10, 2016 Todd DeFeo

New Jersey is one the great places to travel by train. It is an equally great place for a railfanning excursion.

Amtrak No. 284 Pulls Three Amfleet Coaches

Looking Back Through Historic Amtrak Press Photos

August 10, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Amtrak launched operations in 1971. At first the locomotive used coaches and motive power it acquired from various railroads that were leaving the passenger railroad business to government-created Amtrak.

Popular Lookout Mountain Incline Railway a Reminder of Mountain’s Railroad Past

August 4, 2015 Todd DeFeo

The Lookout Mountain Incline Railway is one of the most popular attractions in Chattanooga. But, the railroad is the last reminder of a once vibrant railroad scene that existed on Lookout Mountain.

Metuchen Wreck Illustrated Railroad Woes of Late 1970s

July 31, 2015 Todd DeFeo

By the late 1970s, railroad were not in a state of good repair. The issue over railroad safety and repair became an issue after a June 1977 Conrail derailment in Metuchen, N.J. In that wreck, 17 cars derailed and took the busy Northeast Corridor out of commission.

Taking the Grapevine Vintage Railroad Back in Time

Of Freight Trains and Subways (L Trains) in Oak Park, Ill.

Railfanning from Newark to Montvale

Looking Back Through Historic Amtrak Press Photos

Popular Lookout Mountain Incline Railway a Reminder of Mountain’s Railroad Past

Metuchen Wreck Illustrated Railroad Woes of Late 1970s

Glover Machine Works Played Important Role in Shaping Post-Civil War South [Photos]

Photos: Gold Coast Railroad Museum in Miami

Amtrak: Positive Train Control Fully Operational on Northeast Corridor by End of Year Deadline

MTA Employees Training for 7 Line Extension