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Kingston: The turning point of the Andrews Raid

March 9, 2009 Todd DeFeo
Railroad travel was very different during the Civil War, and stops were frequent. In some cases, a town’s sole livelihood was the railroad.

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‘Big Shanty, 20 minutes for breakfast’

February 19, 2009 Todd DeFeo
The General steam locomotive pulled the morning passenger train, winding its way through the rural Georgia countryside. Shortly before 6 a.m. on a rainy morning, Engineer Jeff Cain blew the locomotive’s whistle to signal that Big Shanty was approaching.

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Standing where the raiders once stood

February 13, 2009 Railfanning.org
The Kennesaw House is an impressive building, even by today’s standards. But its role in one of the most fascinating events of the Civil War is what makes it truly unique.

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‘The most extraordinary and astounding adventure’

January 24, 2009 Todd DeFeo
Trains still roar past the Kennesaw House located between the city square and the railroad tracks a block away. Turn back the clock 145 years to April 12, 1862, and the Kennesaw House was the stepping off point for one of the more intriguing episodes of the Civil War.

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Southeastern Railway Museum

January 1, 2009 Todd DeFeo
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The Shinkansen

January 1, 2009 Todd DeFeo
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Railfanning in Japan

May 1, 2008 Todd DeFeo
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Tennessee Railroad Strike: 140 Years Later

February 6, 2008 Todd DeFeo
Today marks the 140th anniversary of an obscure railroad strike in Clarksville, Tenn.

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July 7, 2007 Todd DeFeo
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July 6, 2007 Todd DeFeo

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