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[ July 2, 2025 ] Union Pacific Celebrates its 163rd Birthday with Commemorative Lincoln Locomotive Union Pacific
[ July 1, 2025 ] Amtrak Mardi Gras Service Returns in August Amtrak
[ June 25, 2025 ] DeFeo to Present ‘An Angry Mob and a Hollow Tree’ at Customs House Museum on July 6 Miscellaneous
[ June 25, 2025 ] New Jersey Officials Break Ground on Next Phase of New Raritan River Bridge Commuter Rail
[ June 25, 2025 ] First Section of California Bullet Train to Connect Two Small Cities Commuter Rail

Passing Trains in Duluth, Georgia

February 19, 2017 Todd DeFeo

The northern Atlanta suburb of Duluth makes for a great place to enjoy trains. Trains have been passing through the city for more than 145 years.

Railfanning in Smyrna, Ga., on Jan. 19, 2017 (Part I)

January 19, 2017 Todd DeFeo

“The Jonquil City” is like so many cities between Atlanta and Chattanooga, Tenn. It owes so much of its history to the railroad, first the Western & Atlantic and today CSX.

A Closer Look at Union Pacific’s Centennial Locomotives

January 10, 2017 Todd DeFeo

Starting in May 1969, Union Pacific operated Centennial diesel-electric locomotives, famous as the largest diesel-electric locomotives ever built.

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.

Vandalia Railroad Co.: A Short-Line in Illinois’ Former State Capital

August 31, 2016 Todd DeFeo

The quiet hamlet of Vandalia is perhaps best known as the location of Illinois’ fourth capitol or as the one-time western terminus of the National Road.

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.

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.