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‘America’s Most Amazing Mile’

October 31, 2009 Todd DeFeo
When the Incline Railway was built in 1895, the idea was to complete a cheap means for traveling to the top of Lookout Mountain.

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Take the ‘Last Train to Clarksville’

October 27, 2009 Todd DeFeo
Standing on 10th Street in downtown Clarksville, it’s hard to imagine this area was once a bustling transportation hub around the turn of the 20th century.

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Decapod pays homage to Winder’s railroad roots

October 22, 2009 Todd DeFeo
The small town of about 10,000 owes a lot to the railroad. Its name, for starters.

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Small locomotive highlights area’s railroad roots

October 19, 2009 Todd DeFeo
The little locomotive sitting in a fenced in area under a canopy is dwarfed by the locomotives that pass by no more than 50 feet away.

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‘Pardon me boy,’ is that an historic train depot?

September 7, 2009 Todd DeFeo
The events of 1970 could have spelled doom for Chattanooga’s Terminal Station.

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Conyers’ ‘Dinky’ harkens back to yesterday

July 14, 2009 Railfanning.org
Between 1948 and about 1960, a small 0-6-0 steam locomotive served on the 3-mile-long Milstead Railroad.

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Nov. 1, 1918: Malbone Street Wreck

June 28, 2009 Railfanning.org
On Nov. 1, 1918, a Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co. train crashes after taking a curve too fast underneath the intersection of Malbone Street and Flathbush and Ocean avenues.

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Hiroshima: Streetcar system like taking a step back in time

June 25, 2009 Todd DeFeo
My friends and I walked to the streetcar terminus, certain of which trolley to board. An agent approached us to help; he didn’t speak English, and we didn’t speak Japanese.

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Antebellum railroad tunnel still a marvel after all these years

June 22, 2009 Todd DeFeo
Crews building the Western & Atlantic Railroad from Atlanta to Chattanooga, Tenn., faced a number of natural obstacles. None, however, were as foreboding as Chetoogeta Mountain.

The former home of Casey Jones, perhaps the most famous locomotive engineer, is now a museum.
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Get in touch with Casey Jones and Jackson’s railroad past

April 30, 2009 Todd DeFeo
When Casey Jones’ locomotive crashed near Vaughn, Miss., he vaulted into history and American folklore.

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