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[ November 16, 2024 ] Pedestrian Killed by Amtrak Train in Charleston, South Carolina Amtrak
[ November 15, 2024 ] Feds Announce $1.5 Billion for 19 Northeast Corridor Projects Amtrak
[ November 15, 2024 ] Port Authority Proposes Toll and Fare Hikes for Bridges, Tunnels, PATH Miscellaneous
[ November 14, 2024 ] New Jersey Republican: ‘Commuters Deserve Real Solutions, Not Empty Promises’ Commuter Rail
[ November 14, 2024 ] DeFeo to Present ‘Oddities on the Georgia Rails’ at the Georgia Archives Miscellaneous

Photo Gallery: San Francisco’s Cable Car Museum

August 17, 2013 Todd DeFeo

NS Freight Passes Through Asheville

August 17, 2013 Todd DeFeo

Photos taken on May 26, 2013, in Asheville, N.C.

San Francisco’s F Line streetcars are a rolling museum

August 16, 2013 Todd DeFeo

The Fog City is relatively easy to traverse thanks to its public transportation system. But, the fleet of historic streetcars that make up the F line, which connects the Castro section of town with Fisherman’s Wharf, is as much an attraction as it is a method of transportation.

Grapevine Vintage Railroad

August 16, 2013 Todd DeFeo

All photos taken on May 4, 2013, in Fort Worth, Texas.

Across the Atlantic Ocean, the United States was keeping pace with its British counterparts.

The End of the Southern’s Crescent

October 2, 2012 Todd DeFeo

While Amtrak started its operations in 1971, not all railroads gave up passenger service. Southern Railways’ Crescent route between New York and New Orleans was once such example.

Railroads’ Humble Beginning (Part II)

October 2, 2012 Todd DeFeo

In 1772, Oliver Evans created a 21-ton boat on wheels that could travel on both land and water. The vehicle boasted a paddle that helped it glide across the water. A steam engine helped it ride along the land.