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A Deadly Night on the Rails: The 1933 Louisville & Nashville Derailment Near Bartow, Georgia

March 30, 2026 Railfanning.org Digital Library
On the evening of April 17, 1933, a Louisville & Nashville passenger train derailed near Bartow, Georgia. Two railroad men and two trespassers lost their lives, and 11 others were hurt.

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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.

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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.

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The Broker Derailment Remains New Jersey’s Deadliest Rail Disaster

January 11, 2026 The Turntable
For many commuters, the evening Tuesday, Feb. 6, 1951, was a normal day at Exchange Place in Jersey.

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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.

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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.

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Postcard: Pennsylvania Railroad’s Exchange Place

October 28, 2025 Railfanning.org Digital Library
The earliest incarnation of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Exchange Place station in Jersey City, the then-terminus of its rail line, opened in 1834.

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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.

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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.

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A Postcard View of Atlanta’s 1871 Union Station

October 7, 2025 Railfanning.org Digital Library
Following the Civil War, the Western & Atlantic used a temporary depot in Atlanta, but quickly outgrew the facility.

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