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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.

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.

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.

Stockton & Darlington Railway Marked the Start of the Modern Railway 200 Years Ago

September 26, 2025 Railfanning.org Digital Library

Two centuries ago, the Stockton & Darlington Railway ushered in a new era on Sept. 27, 1825, when Locomotion No. 1 pulled coal wagons and passenger coaches from Shildon to Stockton via Darlington.