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[ August 25, 2026 ] Second-Annual ENS Sign Awareness Day Campaign Educates Millions About the Blue and White Sign Safety
[ August 25, 2026 ] Chicago Leaders Unveil Plan for O’Hare Flyer 15-Minute Airport Express Train to Downtown Chicago Canadian National
[ August 24, 2026 ] TPF Orders 13 FLIRT Evo Trains From Stadler World
[ August 24, 2026 ] Gateway Development Commission Board Approves Agreements to Support Tunnel Resuce and Emergency Response Preparedness Amtrak
[ August 20, 2026 ] Investigators: Track Irregularity Present Before Lewes Derailment That Injured 30 World

Watching Amtrak Stop in Winter Park

August 12, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Winter Park has a deep railroad history. Today, it is served by long-distance Amtrak trains and SunRail commuter trains.

Friday Afternoon Railfanning in Marietta, Ga.

August 11, 2015 Todd DeFeo

It is no secret Railfanning.org enjoys photographing trains in Marietta. That is because the city meets several of the criteria required for safe railfanning.

Amtrak No. 284 Pulls Three Amfleet Coaches

Looking Back Through Historic Amtrak Press Photos

August 10, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Amtrak launched operations in 1971. At first the locomotive used coaches and motive power it acquired from various railroads that were leaving the passenger railroad business to government-created Amtrak.

Railfanning Central Florida’s SunRail on a December Day

August 5, 2015 Todd DeFeo

SunRail officially opened its first phase on May 1, 2014.

A Random Train Day in Marietta, Ga.

August 4, 2015 Todd DeFeo

The Gem City of Georgia never fails to delight when it comes to railfanning.

Popular Lookout Mountain Incline Railway a Reminder of Mountain’s Railroad Past

August 4, 2015 Todd DeFeo

The Lookout Mountain Incline Railway is one of the most popular attractions in Chattanooga. But, the railroad is the last reminder of a once vibrant railroad scene that existed on Lookout Mountain.

Metuchen Wreck Illustrated Railroad Woes of Late 1970s

July 31, 2015 Todd DeFeo

By the late 1970s, railroad were not in a state of good repair. The issue over railroad safety and repair became an issue after a June 1977 Conrail derailment in Metuchen, N.J. In that wreck, 17 cars derailed and took the busy Northeast Corridor out of commission.